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+# dotfiles
+
+Collection of system configurations across multiple machines
+
+## Installation
+
+```
+$ cd ~
+$ git clone https://gitlab.com/frostalicious/dotfiles .dotfiles
+$ cd .dotfiles
+$ make stow
+```
+
+There may be some issues with the screenlayout and wallpaper, since they're absolute symlinks. You'll probably just want to remove them and re-generate them via the scripts associated with them.