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Suggested installation procedure

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Description

The README shows multiple ways you could use the dotfiles.

I think use_dotfiles.sh script is maybe the wrong way for many of our engineers.
It assumes you're either OK with just using the shared-dotfiles or forking shared-dotfiles and modifying it for your own purposes.

It may be better to just recommend running the following as a beginner method:
$ echo 'source $HOME/dotfiles/on_site/bash_all.sh' >> $HOME/.bashrc

It only then assumes that bash_profile has been set up to source bashrc, which is probably the case for new users.
It lets you just add onto it by adding lines before/after the bash_all script and is a bit more flexible.
No changes to shared-dotfiles or forking required.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Review the installation guidance in README and compare it with use_dotfiles.sh and the suggested bashrc command in this issue. Update the beginner recommendation to explain the sourcing approach and its bash_profile assumption, then verify the README accurately describes the available setup methods.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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Newbie friendliness
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