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 Config files that I wish to have everywhere. You could probably call this
 repository as dotfiles, but historical reasons...
+
+Directories explained
+=====================
+
+* .mikaela — files that most likely aren't suitable for places where other
+  people than me have access too
+* Windows — files releated to Windows
+* conf — config files like .tmux.conf
+* etc — /etc/
+* gpg — GNU Privacy Guard config files, ~/.gnupg/
+* rc — bashrc, zshrc, vimrc…