jhollowe's Dot Files
Config files for applications are often in the user's home directory with names starting with a "." which be default hides the files.
These dotfiles are managed under version control using Git using the instructions below.
Installation
To install these dotfiles, start with the following commands
git clone --bare https://github.com/jhollowe/dot-files ~/.dotfiles/
alias dotcfg='git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'to completely overwrite your existing dotfiles, run dotcfg reset --hard HEAD. To save a copy of the existing dotfiles, use dotcfg stash push -m "Save existing dotfiles". These files can be restored with git stash apply.
Addition
Setup inspired by this Atlassian tutorial