cd ~
git clone git://github.com/smathy/.dotfiles.git
cd ~/.dotfiles
git submodule update --init
cd ~
And then ln -snf anything you want to use into your ~ directory.
FWIW - I have the following links in my ~
14:36:30 ~ $ lla | ack ^l
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 16 Oct 12 2010 .ackrc -> .dotfiles/.ackrc
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 26 Oct 14 2010 .bash_completion -> .dotfiles/.bash_completion
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 28 Oct 14 2010 .bash_completion.d -> .dotfiles/.bash_completion.d/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 23 Oct 12 2010 .bash_profile -> .dotfiles/.bash_profile
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 16 Oct 12 2010 .digrc -> .dotfiles/.digrc
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 21 Oct 12 2010 .dir_colors -> .dotfiles/.dir_colors
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 20 Apr 12 2012 .gitignore -> .dotfiles/.gitignore
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 12 Oct 12 2010 .gvimrc -> .vim/.gvimrc
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 16 Oct 12 2010 .gvimrc_git -> .vim/.gvimrc_git
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 18 Oct 12 2010 .inputrc -> .dotfiles/.inputrc
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 16 Oct 12 2010 .irbrc -> .dotfiles/.irbrc
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 18 Oct 12 2010 .railsrc -> .dotfiles/.railsrc
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 14 Oct 12 2010 .vim -> .dotfiles/.vim/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 jk staff 11 May 4 2011 .vimrc -> .vim/.vimrc
14:36:33 ~ $