# optional
git clone https://github.com/nojhan/liquidprompt.git
ln -s ~/sw/liquidprompt/liquidprompt ~/bin/liquidprompt
# this repo
git clone https://github.com/chrisdane/dotfiles.git
If you want, after cloning, save your dotfiles and link the new ones with
mv ~/.bash_profile ~/.bash_profile.save
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bashrc.save
mv ~/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig.save
mv ~/.Rprofile ~/.Rprofile.save
mv ~/.vimrc ~/.vimrc.save
ln -s ~/sw/dotfiles/bash_profile ~/.bash_profile
ln -s ~/sw/dotfiles/bashrc ~/.bashrc
ln -s ~/sw/dotfiles/gitconfig ~/.gitconfig
ln -s ~/sw/dotfiles/liquidpromptrc ~/.liquidpromptrc
ln -s ~/sw/dotfiles/Rprofile ~/.Rprofile
ln -s ~/sw/dotfiles/vimrc ~/.vimrcAfter every further git pull, the dotfile link gets updated automatically.
The Rprofile results in (check the functions repo https://chrisdane@github.com/chrisdane/functions.git):

~/.pythonrc.py,~/.ncviewrc