README.md

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Easiest installation is to clone repository into home directory - Easiest installation is to clone repository into home directory -
```bash ```bash
git clone -b i3-debian --recursive https://github.com/shaunrd0/dot ~/dot git clone -b headless --recursive https://github.com/shaunrd0/dot ~/dot
cd ~/dot/ cd ~/dot/
stow . stow .
``` ```
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If you'd rather clone elsewhere - If you'd rather clone elsewhere -
```bash ```bash
git clone -b i3-debian --recursive https://github.com/shaunrd0/dot /path/to/dot git clone -b headless --recursive https://github.com/shaunrd0/dot /path/to/dot
cd /path/to/dot/ cd /path/to/dot/
stow -t ~ . stow -t ~ .
``` ```
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`stow --adopt .` can be used to install conflicting files, but doing so will result in the loss of your local configurations. If you want to keep them, back up the conflicting files output in the error message before running this command. `stow --adopt .` can be used to install conflicting files, but doing so will result in the loss of your local configurations. If you want to keep them, back up the conflicting files output in the error message before running this command.
After running stow, be sure to check that your repository is clean. If a file has been modified or deleted, checkout again within the repo and it will immediately be restored on your system as well.
```bash
git checkout -- .vimrc
# Or, to step through each change interactively using git..
git checkout -p
```