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 # dotfiles
 
-My dotfiles for both Arch Linux and Windows
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+My dotfiles for both Arch Linux and Windows
+
+## Useage on Linux
+
+### Checking out the repo
+
+```sh
+git clone --bare gitea@git.theflyingfool.com:theflyingfool/dotfiles.git $HOME/.dot
+alias dot='/usr/bin/git --git-dir="$HOME/.dot/" --work-tree="$HOME"'
+dot checkout
+dot config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
+source ~/.zshrc
+```
+
+If there are conflicts:
+
+```sh
+mkdir -p .dot-backup && \
+dot checkout 2>&1 | egrep "\s+\." | awk {'print $1'} | \
+xargs -I{} mv {} .dot-backup/{}
+dot checkout
+```
+
+### Managing dotfiles
+
+** Adding or Modifying files **
+
+```sh
+dot add .zshrc
+dot commit -m "Update .zshrc"
+dot push
+```
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