Setup a Machine

setup dotfiles on a new machines by cloning into the home directory and executing

    > $ sh makesymlinks.sh

The Magic Behind the Scenes

Running makesymlinks

1. copies current dotfiles into ~/dotfiles_old
2. creates a ~/dotfiles directory
3. creates symbolic links to files in ~/dotfiles

• Also configures git to ignore directories/files in .gitignore_global

• When editing, change and commit the files in ~/dotfiles

Vim Plugins

The .vim directory only contains the package manager Vundle. To install plugins:

    vim .vimrc
    :PluginInstall

Vundle is configured to install Vim plugins in ~/vim-plugins-vundle/.