Documentation: describe new coursier installation

scalameta · May 9, 2020 · 45d89ec · 45d89ec
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@@ -211,9 +211,20 @@ To install Coursier see
 <a href="https://get-coursier.io/docs/cli-installation" target="_blank">here</a>
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+#### install
+
+If you're using a recent version of `coursier` which supports direct
+[installation](https://get-coursier.io/docs/cli-overview.html#install)
+of packages, the simplest approach is by running
+
+```sh
+cs install scalafmt
+scalafmt --version # should be @STABLE_VERSION@
+```
+
 #### standalone
 
-You can create a complete standalone executable with:
+Alternatively, you can create a complete standalone executable with:
 
 ```sh
 coursier bootstrap org.scalameta:scalafmt-cli_2.13:@STABLE_VERSION@ \