From ed8e52b480b8ae7a0f41cfee4e88ae8416ac3921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jef Roosens <roosensjef@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:41:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Updated README

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 README.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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@@ -14,3 +14,37 @@ This repo contains the various dotfiles I use on my machines.
 * [`nvim`](.config/nvim): the crown jewel: my Neovim configs
 * [`qutebrowser`](.config/qutebrowser): Qutebrowser configs
 * [`yay`](.config/yay): The yay package manager for Arch
+
+# How to
+
+I'm able to manage my dotfiles using Git thanks to a thing called a bare git
+repo. It basically means that you can place the Git directory anywhere,
+allowing you to specify the work tree using a command line parameter. It's
+pretty easy to set up:
+
+```bash
+# This initializes the repo
+# I personally use ~/.cfg as the .git folder, but you can change this to
+whatever you want
+git init --bare "$HOME/.cfg"
+
+# For convenience, it's best to define an alias
+# Don't forget to replace the '$HOME/.cfg' if you're using another directory.
+alias dots="git --git-dir='$HOME/.cfg' --work-tree='$HOME'"
+
+# Then, when you wish to add a dotfile, you just use the alias
+# This works from anywhere in the file system
+dots add yourdotfile
+
+# You can check the status just like any other repo
+dots status
+
+# Don't forget to add your remote
+dots remote add origin yourremote
+
+# And then, you can commit and push!
+dots commit -m "Bare repos are cool"
+dots push
+
+# It's a git repo, that's all it is
+```