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+# Cloning the repository
+1. Get the SSH key. Save the content of the `.ssh/id_rsa` file to `~/.ssh/id_rsa`
+2. Restrict the permissions for the file with `chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa`
+3. Add the key to the agent:
+```bash
+eval $(ssh-agent -s) && \
+ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+```
+
+4. Clone the repo with `git clone git@github.com:Jafner/dotfiles.git ~/Git/dotfiles`