They're configuration files for different *nix programs. For example .vimrc for vim. Or .bashrc for bash. In those dotfiles you can customize how things look or

They're configuration files for different *nix programs. For example .vimrc for vim. Or .bashrc for bash. In those dotfiles you can customize how things look or add custom commands etc. This post is about how you can automated some of that so you can easily replicate the environment you're used to everywhere.