diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15933c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This is a repository of configuration files that I like to have on all the
+machines that I use.  I can just clone the repository and run "repo/setup.sh"
+and get most things setup the way I like them.
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index cfcb310..15cac42 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function install_dir {
   find "${SRCDIR}" \( -name .git -o \
                     -path "${SRCDIR}/private_dotfiles" -o \
                     -name install.sh -o \
+                    -name README.md -o \
                     -name .gitignore \) \
       -prune -o -type f -print | \
     while read dotfile ; do