https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_MpUP6aKiQ
dot files are hidden files used for configurations. It will be what I share with people if they want the exact same configuration that I do.
Better to create them earlier then never.
https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles so above is the guide to what dotfiles are. I am just spreading lots of links lots of love around this doc.
A very simple way to manage dotfiles is by using YADM. https://yadm.io/# however, using this I wont actually learn anything. We need to struggle here. Lets rip out hair out.