diff --git a/metadata.common b/metadata.common
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+[mapping]
+.i3/                     = $HOME/.i3/
+.i3/config               = $HOME/.i3/config
+.vim/                    = $HOME/.vim/
+.vim/ftdetect/puppet.vim = $HOME/.vim/ftdetect/puppet.vim
+.vim/ftplugin/puppet.vim = $HOME/.vim/ftplugin/puppet.vim
+.vim/indent/puppet.vim   = $HOME/.vim/indent/puppet.vim
+.vim/syntax/puppet.vim   = $HOME/.vim/syntax/puppet.vim
+.archey3.cfg             = $HOME/.archey3.cfg
+.csshrc                  = $HOME/.csshrc
+.i3status.conf           = $HOME/.i3status.conf
+.muttrc                  = $HOME/.muttrc
+.vimrc                   = $HOME/.vimrc
+.xinitrc                 = $HOME/.xinitrc
+.zshrc                   = $HOME/.zshrc
+gittemplate.txt          = $HOME/gittemplate.txt
+prepare-commit-msg       = $GITROOT/.git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
+settings.json            = $HOME/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json