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 #rust-clippy
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Manishearth/rust-clippy.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Manishearth/rust-clippy)
+[![Current Version](http://meritbadge.herokuapp.com/optional)](https://crates.io/crates/clippy)
+[![License: MIT/Apache](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/clippy.svg)](#License)
 
 A collection of lints to catch common mistakes and improve your Rust code.
 
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 clippy = "*"
 ```
 
-You may also use [`cargo clippy`](https://github.com/arcnmx/cargo-clippy), a custom cargo subcommand that runs clippy on a given project.
+You then need to add `#![feature(plugin)]` and `#![plugin(clippy)]` to the top of your crate entry point (`main.rs` or `lib.rs`).
 
 Sample `main.rs`:
 ```rust
@@ -172,6 +174,9 @@ src/main.rs:8:5: 11:6 help: Try
 if let Some(y) = x { println!("{:?}", y) }
 ```
 
+
+An alternate way to use clippy is by compiling and using [`cargo clippy`](https://github.com/arcnmx/cargo-clippy), a custom cargo subcommand that runs clippy on a given project.
+
 You can add options  to `allow`/`warn`/`deny`:
 - the whole set of `Warn` lints using the `clippy` lint group (`#![deny(clippy)]`)
 - all lints using both the `clippy` and `clippy_pedantic` lint groups (`#![deny(clippy)]`, `#![deny(clippy_pedantic)]`). Note that `clippy_pedantic` contains some very aggressive lints prone to false positives.