git_clone $name tmp/dotfiles/$name
done
-echo creating dotfiles.tar
-tar cf tmp/dotfiles.tar -C tmp dotfiles
-echo moving dotfiles.tar to .
-mv tmp/dotfiles.tar .
+archive=dotfiles.tar.gz
+echo creating $archive
+tar cf tmp/$archive -C tmp -z dotfiles
+echo moving $archive to .
+mv tmp/$archive .
rm -rf tmp