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 #### Setup ####
 
+Run setup script:
+$ ./script/setup.sh
+
+Or
+
 Define commit message template:
 $ git config commit.template .git_commit_template.txt
 
diff --git a/script/setup.sh b/script/setup.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Define commit message template:
+git config commit.template .git_commit_template.txt
+
+# Enable git commandline colors:
+git config color.ui true
+
+echo "setup complete"