From dcef9c6c996d84df343cfec3030be63e5e82b7c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sverweij <sverweij@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:06:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc: makes readme backwards compatible

---
 README.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c69944458..862ea9acb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ a one liner:
 npx depcruise src --include-only "^src" --output-type dot | dot -T svg > dependency-graph.svg
 ```
 
+> <details>
+> <summary>dependency-cruiser v12 and older: add --config option</summary>
+> While not necessary from dependency-cruiser v13, in v12 and older you'll have 
+> to pass the --config parameter to make it find the .dependency-cruiser.js 
+> configuration file:
+>
+> ```shell
+> npx depcruise src --include-only "^src" --config --output-type dot | dot -T svg > dependency-graph.svg
+> ```
+
+</details>
+
 - You can read more about what you can do with `--include-only` and other command line
   options in the [command line interface](./doc/cli.md) documentation.
 - _[Real world samples](./doc/real-world-samples.md)_
@@ -110,6 +122,18 @@ Sample rule:
 npx depcruise src
 ```
 
+> <details>
+> <summary>dependency-cruiser v12 and older: add --config option</summary>
+> While not necessary from dependency-cruiser v13, in v12 and older you'll have 
+> to pass the --config parameter to make it find the .dependency-cruiser.js 
+> configuration file:
+>
+> ```shell
+> npx depcruise --config .dependency-cruiser.js src
+> ```
+
+</details>
+
 This will validate against your rules and shows any violations in an eslint-like format:
 
 ![sample err output](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sverweij/dependency-cruiser/master/doc/assets/sample-err-output.png)