Add private git repository documentation (bazel-contrib#1287)

ianthehat · Jan 29, 2018 · 535e17b · 535e17b
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@@ -235,3 +235,18 @@ repository is renamed.
       strip_prefix = "tools-663269851cdddc898f963782f74ea574bcd5c814",
       type = "zip",
   )
+
+The following fetches the same package, but using git without import redirection.
+This is also the same method you would use for private git repositories.
+
+.. code:: bzl
+
+  load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_repository")
+
+  go_repository(
+      name = "org_golang_x_tools",
+      importpath = "golang.org/x/tools",
+      remote = "[email protected]:golang/tools.git",
+      vcs = "git",
+      commit = "663269851cdddc898f963782f74ea574bcd5c814",
+  )