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+# To install:
+git clone --bare <remote-git-repo-url> $HOME/.dotfiles
+alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=\$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=\$HOME'
+dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
+dotfiles checkout