Add installation script for the ~/.dotfiles bare repo

README.md

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 # Dotfiles
 
 This repository contains useful (config) files that I use on my machines.
+
+
+## Initialization
+
+On a freshly set up machine, run:
+
+```bash
+curl https://gitlab.webartifex.biz/alexander/dotfiles/-/raw/main/.config/shell/init_dotfiles.sh \
+     > /tmp/init_dotfiles.sh \
+  && source /tmp/init_dotfiles.sh \
+  && rm /tmp/init_dotfiles.sh
+```
+
+This gives you a local copy of the latest version of this repository
+    (located in `~/.dotfiles`)
+    and initializes all the dotfiles provided here on your system.
+Furthermore, `zsh` is set up with [`oh-my-zsh`](https://ohmyz.sh/) and `zplug`.
+
+**Note**: Log out and in again so that `bash` and `zsh` run as *login* shells.
+Otherwise, `~/.profile` is probably *not* sourced.
+
+Don't worry: Your current dotfiles are backed up in the `~/.dotfiles.bak` folder!