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 A Git repository to track my personal GNU/Linux dotfiles.
 
+## Usage
+
+Install these dotfiles to the current user on a new system like this:
+
+```bash
+    cd ~  # switch to home folder
+    git clone --bare https://github.com/xengineering/dotfiles.git  # clone the bare repository
+    git --git-dir=$HOME/dotfiles.git/ --work-tree=$HOME checkout  # checkout dotfiles to your home 
+                                                                  # (append '-f' to overwrite local ones)
+    logout  # you have to log in again to make the changes take effect
+```
+