From ab9cf4193f39cb3f694f3db468dab8125865ff5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jbjjbjjbj <julianteule@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 16:07:16 +0100
Subject: Added summary of article

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@@ -6,3 +6,48 @@ This is where i keep my dotfiles and scripts.
 
 I use [this](https://developer.atlassian.com/blog/2016/02/best-way-to-store-dotfiles-git-bare-repo/) method of managing dotfiles
 
+If the link above is broken, here is a short summary.
+
+The method comes from this [thread](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11070797). The idea is to transform your home folder into a git repository, and then add the files you edited.
+
+### First time setup
+
+Make a new bare github repository
+
+Initialize git
+
+`git init --bare $HOME/.cfg`
+
+Add the easy to use alias
+
+`alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'`
+
+Set git option
+
+`config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no`
+
+This is important, because othervise git vil print every file in your home directory.
+
+Remember to add `alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'` to your shellrc
+
+Now commands like `config add`, `config commit`, `config push` and `config pull` can be used to manage and sync you config files to github.
+
+### Add to new computer
+
+Configure the alias
+
+`alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'`
+
+Make gitignore
+`echo ".cfg" >> .gitignore`
+
+Clone repository
+`git clone --bare <git-repo-url> $HOME/.cfg`
+
+Checkout
+`config checkout`
+
+Backup or delete files that conflict this command and then run `config checkout` again
+
+And turn off the tracking
+`config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no`
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