I wanted to add all of my dot files to a repository and wanted to only add some of the files in my home folder.

All you have to do is edit your .gitignore file:

# .gitignore

# ignore all files
*

# except these files
!.gitignore # make sure you add this
!.bashrc
!.vimrc
!.ssh/*

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