Organising dotfiles can be done in numerous ways. Many dotfile repositories often have their own clunky script to copy or symbolically link their dotfiles in place. I feel this is a dirty approach and I prefer my files to be easily manageable via the git command. I don't want to have to copy a file every time I change it.

Another approach I have seen done, is making your whole home directory a git repository. Unfortunately after using this solution you will come across a number of flaws, any repository …