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 # Dotfiles
 
-Compilation of my essential configs, managed with GNU stow
+## Compilation of my essential configs, managed with GNU stow
+
+Every configuration file is categorized, inside a parent folder.
+If you want to deploy them without using GNU stow, copy the configuration file at the abolute path indicated by the folder hierarchy:
+
+~~~
+cd vim;
+cp .vimrc ~/.vimrc
+cp -R .vim ~/.vim
+
+~~~
 
 **oekk** now you can finally enjoy yourself