The simplest method I’ve found to install / symlink dotfiles is using GNU Stow.
$ git clone https://github.com/angstbear/dotfiles.git ~/
$ cd ~/dotfilesSymlink one-by-one
$ stow bash… which will create the following symlink
~/.bashrc -> ~/dotfiles/bash/.bashrcSymlink all
$ for d in `ls ~/dotfiles | grep -v '\.'`; do stow $d; doneSymlink all (Fish Shell)
$ for d in (ls ~/dotfiles | grep -v '\.'); stow $d; end