via http://blog.smalleycreative.com/tutorials/using-git-and-github-to-manage-your-dotfiles/

1. dotfiles directory in ~/dotfiles holds dotfiles. The ~ directory has symlinks to the dotfiles in here
2. ~/dotfiles/makesymlinks.sh is a shell script that makes this ~/dotfiles available on github and portable to any mac
3. CURRENT STATUS:
4. except current ~/ home directory still has original dotfiles and no symlinks
5. .make.sh script created.

ls -a Show all files including dotfiles ls -all Show all files including dotfiles ls -ld .??* Show only dotfiles