diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.o
+river-shifttags
 xdg-shell.h
 xdg-shell.c
 river-status-unstable-v1.h
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@
-# river-shifttag 
+# river-shifttags
 
 A tool for the river Wayland compositor that will calculate the
 rotated tags from the currently focused tags.
+
+# Installation
+
+```
+$ make
+# make install
+```
+
+# Usage
+
+To rotate the currently focused once to the right
+```
+river-shifttags
+```
+
+To rotate the currently focused once to the left
+```
+river-shifttags --shifts -1
+```
+
+To rotate a different number of tags
+```
+river-shifttags --num-tags 16
+```
+
+# License
+
+GPLv3