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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Logo courtesy of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/do.graphics/">Dominic Housto
 * Clean and simple CLI
 * Suggestion system to help correct potential typos
 * Allows for the combination of any number of different templates all into one gitignore
+* Allows for appending to pre-existing gitignore templates so that custom directories are not overridden.
 
 ## 📦 Installation
 NOTE: Rust must be installed on your system for this to work. (<a href="https://www.rust-lang.org/learn/get-started">Install Rust</a>)
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ This will install the binary and add it to your path. Once installed you can use
 blindfold --lang dart flutter
 ```
 
+```bash
+# use the append flag to add to the pre-existing gitignore file (can be shortened to -a)
+blindfold --append macos
+```
+
 ```bash
 # you can specify a specific destination to store the gitignore file using the dest argument
 blindfold --lang rust --dest ./src/