diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7d36bf6..6d785eb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,14 +2,26 @@ FROM ruby:slim
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="diraneyya@ip.rwth-aachen.de"
 
-RUN apt update && apt install -y git
+# This is in order to have the man pages during exercises
+RUN sed -i '/path-exclude \/usr\/share\/man/d' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker
+RUN sed -i '/path-exclude \/usr\/share\/groff/d' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker
+RUN apt update && apt install -y man git && apt install --reinstall coreutils
 
+# The DATA_PATH is used for the deliverables, or the submissible
+# content for the classroom activity.
 ENV DATA_PATH="/data"
+# The REPO_PATH is where the original or the teacher's forked repo
+# resides inside the container.
 ENV REPO_PATH="/root/githug"
+# The LEVEL_PATH is where the current challenge resides and where
+# students should navigate prior to attemping to use the `githug`
+# commands.
 ENV LEVEL_PATH="/git_hug"
-ENV GITHUG_PROFILE_INPUT="$LEVEL_PATH/.profile.yml"
+ENV GITHUG_GITCONF="/root/.gitconfig"
+ENV GITHUG_PROFILE="$LEVEL_PATH/.profile.yml"
 ENV GITHUG_HISTORY_OUTPUT="$DATA_PATH/history.txt"
 ENV GITHUG_PROFILE_OUTPUT="$DATA_PATH/profile.yml"
+ENV GITHUG_GITCONF_OUTPUT="$DATA_PATH/gitconfig"
 
 RUN mkdir -p $DATA_PATH
 ADD . $REPO_PATH
@@ -19,17 +31,29 @@ RUN gem install *.gem
 
 WORKDIR /
 RUN echo "y" | $GEM_HOME/bin/githug
+RUN cp $GITHUG_PROFILE $GITHUG_PROFILE_OUTPUT
 
 WORKDIR $LEVEL_PATH
 
+# The bash login script in below clears the history and restores
+# progress using the contents of the $GITHUG_PROFILE_OUTPUT file.
 RUN printf "history -c\nHISTSIZE= \nHISTFILESIZE= \n\
-echo '--- NEW SESSION ---' >> $GITHUG_HISTORY_OUTPUT\n\
-export PATH=\"\$GEM_HOME/bin:\$PATH\"\ngithug reset\n" >> ~/.bashrc
-
-RUN printf "history -a\ncat \$HISTFILE >> $GITHUG_HISTORY_OUTPUT\n\
-cp $GITHUG_PROFILE_INPUT $GITHUG_PROFILE_OUTPUT" >> ~/.bash_logout 
-RUN printf ". ~/.bashrc\n" > ~/.bash_profile
+echo '--- NEW SESSION ---' >> $GITHUG_HISTORY_OUTPUT \n\
+if ! [ -e $GITHUG_PROFILE_OUTPUT ]; then \n\
+    echo 'ERROR: Corrupt level progress data. Exiting.' \n\
+    echo '>>> CORRUPT DATA <<<' >> $GITHUG_HISTORY_OUTPUT \n\
+    exit 1; fi \n\
+cp $GITHUG_GITCONF_OUTPUT $GITHUG_GITCONF \n\
+mkdir -p $LEVEL_PATH && cp $GITHUG_PROFILE_OUTPUT $GITHUG_PROFILE \n\
+export PATH=\"\$GEM_HOME/bin:\$PATH\" \n\
+cd $LEVEL_PATH && githug reset \n\
+echo -e '\nIMPORTANT: everything you type in this container is \
+recorded to assist in the grading process.' \n" >> ~/.bash_profile
+
+RUN printf "history -a\ncat \$HISTFILE >> $GITHUG_HISTORY_OUTPUT \n\
+cp $GITHUG_PROFILE $GITHUG_PROFILE_OUTPUT \n\
+cp $GITHUG_GITCONF $GITHUG_GITCONF_OUTPUT 2>/dev/null \n\
+cp $GITHUG_PROFILE $GITHUG_PROFILE_OUTPUT \n" >> ~/.bash_logout 
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "--login"]
-VOLUME $LEVEL_PATH
 VOLUME $DATA_PATH