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 # Minimal ~/.emacs.d
 
-This repository contains the `init.el` and `early-init.el` files for configuring Emacs. These files are designed to optimize startup time, configure essential settings, and manage package installations efficiently.
+This repository hosts a minimal Emacs configuration with `early-init.el` and `init.el` files. It is designed to serve as a base for your vanilla Emacs configuration.
 
-## Installation
+These files are designed to optimize startup time, configure essential settings, and manage package installations efficiently.
-
-```
-git clone https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.emacs.d
-```
 
 ## Features
 
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 - Automatic installation of essential packages using use-package.
 - Support for additional user-specific configurations.
 
+## Installation
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.emacs.d
+```
+
+
+## Update
+
+To keep your Emacs configuration up to date, you can pull the latest changes from the repository. Run the following command in your terminal:
+
+```
+git -C ~/.emacs.d pull
+```
+
+## Customizations
+
+The `init.el` and `early-init.el` files should never be modified directly because they are intended to be managed by Git during an update.
+
+The minimal-emacs.d init files support additional customization files that are loaded at different stages of the Emacs startup process. These files allow you to further customize the initialization sequence:
+
+- `~/.emacs.d/pre-init.el`: This file is loaded before `init.el`. Use it to set up variables or configurations that need to be available early in the initialization process but after `early-init.el`.
+
+- `~/.emacs.d/post-init.el`: This file is loaded after `init.el`. It is useful for additional configurations or package setups that depend on the configurations in `init.el`.
+
+- `~/.emacs.d/pre-early-init.el`: This file is loaded before `early-init.el`. Use it for configurations that need to be set even earlier in the startup sequence, typically affecting the initial setup of the Emacs environment.
+
+- `~/.emacs.d/post-early-init.el`: This file is loaded after `early-init.el` but before `init.el`. It is useful for setting up configurations that depend on the early initialization but need to be set before the main initialization begins.
+
+## License
+
+Copyright (C) 2024 [James Cherti](https://www.jamescherti.com)
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.
+
 ## Links
 
 - [minimal-emacs.d @GitHub](https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d)