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+# My dotfiles
+
+This directory contains the dotfiles for my system
+
+## Requirements
+
+Ensure you have the following installed on your system
+
+### Git
+
+```
+pacman -S git
+```
+
+### Stow
+
+```
+pacman -S stow
+```
+
+## Installation
+
+First, check out the dotfiles repo in your $HOME directory using git
+
+```
+$ git clone ssh://git@git.nvds.be:2222/NicolaiVdS/Dotfiles.git
+```
+or
+```
+$ git clone https://git.nvds.be/NicolaiVdS/Dotfiles.git
+```
+
+```
+$ cd dotfiles
+```
+
+then use GNU stow to create symlinks
+
+```
+$ stow .
+```
+