diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 37d18c6..734e456 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,53 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-firstRun=0
-[ "$1" == "-f" ] && firstRun=1
-
-cd ~
-if [ ! -d ".dotfiles" ]
-then
-	git clone http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/bootstrap.git .dotfiles
-	firstRun=1
-else
-	echo "~/.dotfiles already exists, not cloning"
-fi
-
+git clone http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/bootstrap.git .dotfiles
 cd .dotfiles
-if [ $firstRun -eq 1 ]
+git remote set-url origin http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/bootstrap.git
+git remote set-url --push origin ssh://adamgoldsmith.name:443/srv/git/bootstrap.git
+
+targets="$@"
+if [ -n "$targets" ]
 then
-	git remote set-url origin http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/bootstrap.git
-	git remote set-url --push origin ssh://adamgoldsmith.name:443/srv/git/bootstrap.git
-else
-	echo "Updating .dotfiles"
-	git pull
+	./getter.sh "$@"
+	./stower.sh "$@"
 fi
-
-echo "Getting emacs, zsh, and git"
-for i in emacs zsh git
-do
-	git clone "http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/dotfiles/$i.git"
-	cd $i
-	git remote set-url origin http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/dotfiles/$i.git
-	git remote set-url --push origin ssh://adamgoldsmith.name:443/srv/git/dotfiles/$i.git
-	cd ..
-done
-
-echo "getting prezto"
-cd zsh
-git submodule init
-git submodule update
-
-echo "Updating .dotfiles/zsh/.zprezto"
-cd .zprezto
-if [ $firstRun -eq 1 ]
-then
-	git remote set-url origin http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/prezto.git
-	git remote set-url --push origin ssh://adamgoldsmith.name:443/srv/git/prezto.git
-	git remote add upstream https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto.git
-fi
-git submodule init
-git submodule update
-
-echo "Stowing emacs, zsh, and git"
-cd ~/.dotfiles/
-stow emacs zsh git
diff --git a/getter.sh b/getter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..543c849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/getter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+targets="$@"
+for t in $targets
+do
+	if [ -d "$t" ]
+	then
+		echo "$t already exists, not getting"
+	else
+		echo "Getting $t"
+		git clone "http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/dotfiles/$t.git"
+		cd $t
+		git remote set-url origin http://adamgoldsmith.name/cgit/dotfiles/$t.git
+		git remote set-url --push origin ssh://adamgoldsmith.name:443/srv/git/dotfiles/$t.git
+		cd ..
+	fi
+done
diff --git a/stower.sh b/stower.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..63dd4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stower.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+targets="$@"
+for t in $targets
+do
+	if [ -d "$t" ]
+	then
+		echo "Stowing $t"
+		if [ -e "$t/PRESTOW" ]
+		then
+			echo "Running $t/PRESTOW"
+			"$t/PRESTOW"
+		fi
+
+		stow -t"$HOME" --ignore="^PRESTOW$" --ignore="^POSTSTOW$" "$t"
+
+		if [ -e "$t/POSTSTOW" ]
+		then
+			echo "Running $t/POSTSTOW"
+			"$t/POSTSTOW"
+		fi
+	else
+		echo "target $t does not exist or is not a directory"
+		exit
+	fi
+done