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+# Dotfiles
+
+Dotfile management using [Dotbot](https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot)
+Structure of this repository is strongly inspired by [vsund](https://github.com/vsund/dotfiles)
+
+## Dependencies
+
+* gdb
+* git
+* gpg
+* i3-gaps
+	* `conky`
+	* `dust`
+	* `i3-blocks`
+	* `i3-contrib`
+	* `rofi`
+	* `teiler`
+	* `xbindkeys`
+* mpd
+* ncmpcpp
+* python
+* termite
+* tmux
+	* tmuxinator
+* vim
+* zsh
+
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+~$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/vsund/dotfiles .dotfiles
+```
+
+For installing a predefined profile:
+
+```bash
+~/.dotfiles$ ./install-profile <profile> [<configs...>]
+# see meta/profiles/ for available profiles
+```
+
+For installing single configurations:
+
+```bash
+~/.dotfiles$ ./install-standalone <configs...>
+# see meta/configs/ for available configurations
+```
+
+You can run these installation commands safely multiple times, if you think that helps with better installation.
+
+## License
+
+This software is hereby released into the public domain. That means you can do
+whatever you want with it without restriction. See `LICENSE.md` for details.
+
+That being said, I would appreciate it if you could maintain a link back to
+Dotbot (or this repository) to help other people discover Dotbot.