diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c244841..824f375 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ dot files manager.
 Let's start with an example:
 
 ```
-files:
+map:
   i3:
   imwheelrc:
-  config/alacritty:
+  config/alacritty.yml:
   config/redshift.conf:
 ```
 
@@ -48,10 +48,29 @@ map:
     os: linux
   imwheelrc:
     os: linux
-  config/alacritty:
+  config/alacritty.yml:
     os: macos
   docker/config.json:
     as: copy
+
+opt:
+  cd: dots/
+```
+
+In this example, all files live under a subdirectory `dots/`.
+```
+$ tree .
+.
+├── dots
+│   ├── config
+│   │   └── alacritty.yml
+│   ├── docker
+│   │   └── config.json
+│   ├── i3
+│   ├── imwheelrc
+│   ├── xinitrc
+│   └── Xresources
+└── dot.yml
 ```
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/fixtures/01-dots-basic.yml b/fixtures/01-dots-basic.yml
index d272111..75cc78d 100644
--- a/fixtures/01-dots-basic.yml
+++ b/fixtures/01-dots-basic.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-files:
-  fixtures/gitconfig:
-    to: out/gitconfig
-    os: all # all, linux, macos
-  fixtures/zshrc:
-    to: out/zshrc
-    as: copy
-    os: linux
-    opt: # copy opts NYI
+# basic mapping
 
-# handle directories
+map:
+  gitconfig:
+  zshrc:
+
+opt:
+  cd: fixtures/
diff --git a/fixtures/02-dots-basic.yml b/fixtures/02-dots-basic.yml
index 786897d..ec535c7 100644
--- a/fixtures/02-dots-basic.yml
+++ b/fixtures/02-dots-basic.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-files:
+# infer destination (goes to $HOME)
+# uses prefix
+
+map:
   gitconfig:
-    dst: out/gitconfig
-    os: all # all, linux, macos
   zshrc:
-    dst: out/zshrc
-    typ: copy
-    os: linux
-    opts: # copy opts NYI
-files_opts:
-  dir: fixtures/
-
-# handle directories
+    to: ~/.zshrc
+opt:
+  cd: fixtures/
diff --git a/fixtures/03-dots-os-as.yml b/fixtures/03-dots-os-as.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a4eaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/03-dots-os-as.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# to, os, as
+
+map:
+  gitconfig:
+    to: out/gitconfig
+    os: all # all, linux, macos
+  zshrc:
+    to: out/zshrc
+    as: copy
+    os: linux
+
+opt:
+  cd: fixtures/
diff --git a/fixtures/dots.yml b/fixtures/dots.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a24b21..0000000
--- a/fixtures/dots.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-files:
-  gitconfig:
-    dst: out/gitconfig
-    os: all # all, linux, macos
-  zshrc:
-    dst: out/zshrc
-    typ: copy
-    os: linux
-    opt: # copy opts NYI
-files_opts:
-  dir: fixtures/
-
-# handle directories
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d233dd7..1d7a758 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
 	"strings"
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
@@ -27,35 +26,24 @@ type Opts struct {
 }
 
 type Dots struct {
-	Opts Opts `yaml:"opts"`
+	Opts Opts `yaml:"opt"`
 	FileMappings []FileMapping `yaml:"map"`
 }
 
 func (d *Dots) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	var tmpDots struct {
-		Opts Opts `yaml:"files_opts"`
+		Opts Opts `yaml:"opt"`
 		Mappings map[string]FileMapping `yaml:"map"`
 	}
 	err := unmarshal(&tmpDots)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	d.Opts.Cd = tmpDots.Opts.Cd
+	d.Opts = tmpDots.Opts
 	for file, mapping := range tmpDots.Mappings {
 		mapping.From = file
-		mapping.To = expandTilde(mapping.To)
-		if len(mapping.To) == 0 {
-			mapping.To = inferDestination(mapping.From)
-		}
-		if len(d.Opts.Cd) > 0 {
-			mapping.From = path.Join(d.Opts.Cd, file)
-		}
-		if len(mapping.As) == 0 {
-			mapping.As = "link"
-		}
 		d.FileMappings = append(d.FileMappings, mapping)
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +89,7 @@ func isDirectory(path string) bool {
 	return fileInfo.IsDir()
 }
 
-func validateDots(dots *Dots) (bool, []error) {
+func validateDots(dots Dots) (bool, []error) {
 	var errs []error
 	for _, mapping := range dots.FileMappings {
 		if ! pathExists(mapping.From) {
@@ -113,10 +101,40 @@ func validateDots(dots *Dots) (bool, []error) {
 	return len(errs) == 0, errs
 }
 
+func transformDots(dots Dots) Dots {
+	opts := dots.Opts
+	mappings := dots.FileMappings
+
+	var newDots Dots
+	newDots.Opts = opts
+
+	for _, mapping := range mappings {
+		if len(mapping.To) > 0 {
+			// expand destination ~
+			mapping.To = expandTilde(mapping.To)
+		} else {
+			// infer destination based on From
+			mapping.To = inferDestination(mapping.From)
+		}
+		if len(opts.Cd) > 0 {
+			// Cd set: add prefix to From
+			mapping.From = path.Join(opts.Cd, mapping.From)
+		}
+		// default As to symlink
+		if len(mapping.As) == 0 {
+			mapping.As = "link"
+		}
+
+		newDots.FileMappings = append(newDots.FileMappings, mapping)
+	}
+
+	return newDots
+}
+
 func getHomeDir() string {
-	usr, _ := user.Current()
-	return usr.HomeDir
+	return os.Getenv("HOME")
 }
+
 func expandTilde(path string) string {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
 		homeDir := getHomeDir()
@@ -134,14 +152,17 @@ func readDotFile() Dots {
 	if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(rcFileData), &dots); err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf("cannot decode data: %v", err)
 	}
-	valid, errs := validateDots(&dots)
+
+	newDots := transformDots(dots)
+	valid, errs := validateDots(newDots)
 	if ! valid {
 		for _, err := range errs {
 			logger.Printf("failed validating dots file: %v", err)
 		}
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	return dots
+
+	return newDots
 }
 
 func doLink(file string, dst string) {