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+# Initialization
+git init --bare $HOME/dotfiles
+alias dot="/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME" (add this to .zshenv or .bashrc)
+dot config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
+git remote add origin https://gitea.cloudpshere.duckdns.org/marc/dotfiles.git
+git remote -v
+
+# Usage
+dot add /path/to/file
+dot commit -m "some message"
+dot push