diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6b61d64..7a4039a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ MonoLisa/*
 patched/*
 
 !**/.gitkeep
+
+nerd-fonts
diff --git a/update-src b/update-src
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c767b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update-src
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+REPO_URL=git@github.com:ryanoasis/nerd-fonts.git
+
+rm -f nerd-fonts
+
+git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout --depth 1 --sparse $REPO_URL
+cd nerd-fonts
+git sparse-checkout add src/glyphs
+git checkout
+
+cp font-patcher ../font-patcher
+cp src/glyphs/** ../src/glyphs -r
+
+echo "don't forget to commit your changes!"