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 Run `make install` or `./install.zsh`
 
+## Private files
+
+Some dotfiles contains sensitive informationen (e.g. Credentials) you don't want to share in public git repos. Therefore you can create an folder named `private` to check out a private git repo there including all you sensitive files. This folder will not be included in the public repo.
+
 ## Fonts for p10k
 
 `fonts` needs to be installed manually