To use this repository, you need to checkout the repo into a directory in your home directory. Then `cd` into that directory and run the install script.
To use this repository, you need to clone the repo into your home directory. Then `cd` into the cloned repo and run the install script.
The install script will take any pre-existing dotfiles that would be overwritten by the installation process and rename them by appending `.old` to the end of the filename. For example, your `.bashrc` file will be renamed to `.bashrc.old`. Then, the script creates symlinks in your home directory that point to files in the repository.
The install script will take any pre-existing dotfiles that would be overwritten by the installation process and rename them by appending `.old` to the end of the filename. For example, your `.bashrc` file will be renamed to `.bashrc.old`. Then, the script creates symlinks in your home directory that point to files in the cloned repository.
If you want to customize the `.bashrc` file, you can add a file to your home directory called `.bashrc.local` and the `.bashrc` file will automatically source it. You can see an example of this file in the repo.
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This repository also include several files/directories that are not installed and exist only for my convenience.
-`ssh/` contains the public ssh keys for some of my computers.
-`bin/` contains custom scripts I've created and find useful.
-`ssh/` contains the public ssh keys for some of my systems.
-`examples.tar.gz` contains the following 2 directories:
-`example-files/` is a directory of many different files types. It is useful when testing out a new syntax highlighting theme.
-`test-directory.tar.bz2` is a directory of all the different types of files, directories, and symlinks. It is useful when testing out a new `.dircolors` file.
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