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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vcsh - manage and sync config files via git
+vcsh - manage config files in $HOME via fake bare git repositories
 
 # Index #
 
 
 # Index #
 
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ To illustrate, this is what a possible directory structure looks like.
         |   |       |-- tmux.vcsh       -> ../available.d/tmux.vcsh
         |   |       `-- vim.vcsh        -> ../available.d/vim.vcsh
         |   `-- vcsh
         |   |       |-- tmux.vcsh       -> ../available.d/tmux.vcsh
         |   |       `-- vim.vcsh        -> ../available.d/vim.vcsh
         |   `-- vcsh
+        |       |-- config
         |       `-- repo.d
         |           |-- zsh.git  -----------+
         |           |-- gitconfigs.git      |
         |       `-- repo.d
         |           |-- zsh.git  -----------+
         |           |-- gitconfigs.git      |
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ To illustrate, this is what a possible directory structure looks like.
         |           `-- vim.git             |
         |-- [...]                           |
         |-- .zshrc   <----------------------+
         |           `-- vim.git             |
         |-- [...]                           |
         |-- .zshrc   <----------------------+
-        |-- .gitignore
+        |-- .gitignore.d
+        |   `-- zsh
         |-- .mrconfig
         `-- .mrtrust
 
         |-- .mrconfig
         `-- .mrtrust
 
@@ -150,11 +152,13 @@ To illustrate further, the following steps could move your desired
 configuration to a new host.
 
 1. Clone the mr repository (containing available.d, config.d etc.); for
 configuration to a new host.
 
 1. Clone the mr repository (containing available.d, config.d etc.); for
-   example: `vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git`
+   example: `vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr`
 2. Choose your repositories by linking them in config.d (or go with the default
    you may have already configured by adding symlinks to git).
 2. Choose your repositories by linking them in config.d (or go with the default
    you may have already configured by adding symlinks to git).
-3. Run mr to clone the repositories: `cd; mr update`.
-4. Done.
+3. Make sure the line 'include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh' in .mrconfig points
+   to an existing file
+4. Run mr to clone the repositories: `cd; mr update`.
+5. Done.
 
 Hopefully the above could help explain how this approach saves time by
 
 
 Hopefully the above could help explain how this approach saves time by
 
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ Below, you will find a few different methods for setting up vcsh:
 Make sure none of the following files and directories exist for your test
 (user). If they do, move them away for now:
 
 Make sure none of the following files and directories exist for your test
 (user). If they do, move them away for now:
 
-* ~/.gitignore
+* ~/.gitignore.d
 * ~/.mrconfig
 * $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/mr.vcsh
 * $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/zsh.vcsh
 * ~/.mrconfig
 * $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/mr.vcsh
 * $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/zsh.vcsh
@@ -193,13 +197,15 @@ the template will be stored.
 
 #### 4.1.2 Clone the Template ####
 
 
 #### 4.1.2 Clone the Template ####
 
+    cd $HOME
     mkdir -p ~/work/git
     mkdir -p ~/work/git
-    cd !$
     git clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh.git vcsh
     git clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh.git vcsh
+    # make sure 'include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh' points to an exiting file
+    vim .mrconfig
     cd vcsh
     cd vcsh
-    ln -s vcsh /usr/local/bin        # or add it to your PATH
+    ln -s vcsh /usr/local/bin                       # or add it to your PATH
     cd
     cd
-    vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr.vcsh
+    vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr
 
 #### 4.1.3 Enable Your Test Repository ####
 
 
 #### 4.1.3 Enable Your Test Repository ####
 
@@ -234,7 +240,9 @@ Done!
 
 You're welcome to clone the example repository:
 
 
 You're welcome to clone the example repository:
 
-    git clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git
+    vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr
+    # make sure 'include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh' points to an exiting file
+    vim .mrconfig
 
 Look around in the clone. It should be reasonably simple to understand. If not,
 poke me, RichiH, on Freenode (query) or OFTC (#vcs-home).
 
 Look around in the clone. It should be reasonably simple to understand. If not,
 poke me, RichiH, on Freenode (query) or OFTC (#vcs-home).
@@ -265,6 +273,8 @@ mr is used to actually retrieve configs, etc
 
     ~ % cat ~/.mrconfig
     [DEFAULT]
 
     ~ % cat ~/.mrconfig
     [DEFAULT]
+    # adapt /usr/share/mr/vcsh to your system if needed
+    include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh
     include = cat $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/config.d/*
     ~ % echo $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
     /home/richih/.config
     include = cat $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/config.d/*
     ~ % echo $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
     /home/richih/.config
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