I have a directory under ~/config, ~/config/dotfiles, that just has files that are intended to be dot-prefixed and linked in the home directory. That avoids any

I have a directory under ~/config, ~/config/dotfiles, that just has files that are intended to be dot-prefixed and linked in the home directory. That avoids any accidental over-linking; I can just run a script that links ~/config/dotfiles/$X to ~/.$X and I'm done.