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+# My Dotfiles
+
+Using [GNU Stow](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/) to symlink files in this
+repo to their correct locations under `$HOME`
+
+Clone this repo in `~` and run the following:
+
+```shell
+cd ~/dotfiles && stow *
+```