Self-clone in bootstrap.sh so curl-pipe works; document quick start

Piping bootstrap.sh into sh left $0 as a non-path, so SCRIPT_DIR pointed
at the caller's cwd and the module scripts couldn't be found (exit 127).
When no checkout is present, clone/update the repo into ~/.dotfiles and
re-exec from there. Add a Quick start section to the README.

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@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ Configures fresh VMs (RHEL-family or Debian-family) with a consistent
environment. Run `./bootstrap.sh` (or curl-pipe it) to apply everything;
each module also runs standalone and is safe to re-run.
## Quick start
On a fresh box, apply everything with one command:
```sh
curl -fsSL https://git.nic-oconnor.com/public/dotfiles/raw/branch/main/bootstrap.sh | sh
```
When piped like this (no local checkout), `bootstrap.sh` clones the repo to
`~/.dotfiles` and runs from there, so `git` must be installed first. Re-running
the command updates the checkout (`git pull`) and re-applies every module.
Override the destination or source with `DOTFILES_DIR` / `DOTFILES_REPO`.
Already have a clone? Just run it directly:
```sh
./bootstrap.sh
```
## Modules
- `zsh/` — installs zsh + oh-my-zsh, drops a managed `~/.zshrc`