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-# Read Me
+# Dotfiles install
 
-Simply add ```. ~/.dotfiles/bash/functions
-. ~/.dotfiles/bash/aliases``` to your .bash_profile or .bashrc to get up and running.
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+## Shell aliases and functions
+* Add `. ~/.dotfiles/bash/functions
+. ~/.dotfiles/bash/aliases` to your .bash_profile, .bashrc, or .zshrc to get aliases and functions working.
+
+## Zsh config
+* Symlink `~/.dotfiles/zsh/.zshrc` to `$HOME`
+
+* Symlink plugins `~/.dotfiles/zsh/plugins` to `~/.oh-my-zsh/custom`
+
+* Download the theme from the releases section of the Github repo.
+
+## Launchd daemons
+* Symlink the `.plist` files in `.dotfiles/launch-scripts/` into `~/Library/LaunchAgents`
+
+  `ln -s ~/.dotfiles/launch-scripts/com.some-file.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.some-file.plist`
+
+* Load the daemons by running the `load` command for each plist:
+
+  `launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.some-name.plist`
+
+## Mac OS X Defaults
+* Run the `set-defaults.sh` script in `.dotfiles/osx/` to set the preferences.
+
+## Tmux Conf
+* Symlink the `.dotfiles/tmux/tmux.conf` file to your `$HOME` directory
+
+## Vim Config
+* [Install vundle](https://github.com/gmarik/vundle)
+
+* Symlink `~/.dotfiles/.vimrc` to $HOME
+
+* Open vim and `.vimrc`, and run `:BundleInstall`
+
+* Re-source `.vimrc`, and all bundles should be installed
+
+## Git Config
+* Symlink both `gitmessage.txt` and `master_git_ignore` into $HOME
+
+* Add `excludesfile = ~/.master_git_ignore` under `[core]` to `~/.gitconfig` 
+
+* Add `template = ~/.gitmessage.txt` under `[commit]` to `~/.gitconfig`