From 8a397b7eb2c83333cae262e4a3da41446debca7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Thalheim?= <joerg@thalheim.io>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 07:08:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] improve documentation for use_flake

---
 README.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b16437a..9722ab3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ nix-direnv also comes with a flake alternative. The code is tested and works how
 since future nix versions might change their api regarding this feature we cannot
 guarantee stability after an nix upgrade.
 
+Save this file as `flake.nix`:
+
 ``` nix
 {
   description = "A very basic flake";
@@ -145,6 +147,13 @@ guarantee stability after an nix upgrade.
 }
 ```
 
+Then add `use flake` to your `.envrc`:
+
+```console
+$ echo "use flake" >> .envrc
+$ direnv allow
+```
+
 ## Storing .direnv outside the project directory
 
 A `.direnv` directory will be created in each `use_nix` project, which might