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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd ~
+if [ ! -d ".dotfiles" ]
+then
+	git clone http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/dotfiles.git .dotfiles
+else
+	echo "~/.dotfiles already exists, not cloning"
+fi
+
+echo "Updating .dotfiles"
+cd .dotfiles
+git pull
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+
+echo "Updating .dotfiles/zsh/.zprezto"
+cd zsh/.zprezto/
+git pull
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+
+echo "Stowing emacs, zsh, and git"
+cd ~/.dotfiles/
+stow emacs zsh git
+echo 'Didn'\''t stow ssh, please stow that manually with "stow ssh" in the .dotfiles directory if you want that'