From 5e2ffe7d8f4187109514147469d7db93e075f6f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erovia <Erovia@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:39:19 +0100
Subject: CLI: Teaching the CLI to flash binaries (#16584)

Co-authored-by: Ryan <fauxpark@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Sergey Vlasov <sigprof@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Joel Challis <git@zvecr.com>
Co-authored-by: Nick Brassel <nick@tzarc.org>
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 docs/cli_commands.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

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diff --git a/docs/cli_commands.md b/docs/cli_commands.md
index 56767d962b..4608ed85b6 100644
--- a/docs/cli_commands.md
+++ b/docs/cli_commands.md
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ This command is similar to `qmk compile`, but can also target a bootloader. The
 
 This command is directory aware. It will automatically fill in KEYBOARD and/or KEYMAP if you are in a keyboard or keymap directory.
 
+This command can also flash binary firmware files (hex or bin) such as the ones produced by [Configurator](https://config.qmk.fm).
+
 **Usage for Configurator Exports**:
 
 ```
@@ -102,6 +104,21 @@ qmk flash [-bl <bootloader>] [-c] [-e <var>=<value>] [-j <num_jobs>] <configurat
 qmk flash -kb <keyboard_name> -km <keymap_name> [-bl <bootloader>] [-c] [-e <var>=<value>] [-j <num_jobs>]
 ```
 
+**Usage for pre-compiled firmwares**:
+
+**Note**: The microcontroller needs to be specified (`-m` argument) for keyboards with the following bootloaders:
+* HalfKay
+* QMK HID
+* USBaspLoader
+
+ISP flashing is also supported with the following flashers and require the microcontroller to be specified:
+* USBasp
+* USBtinyISP
+
+```
+qmk flash [-m <microcontroller>] <compiledFirmware.[bin|hex]>
+```
+
 **Listing the Bootloaders**
 
 ```
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