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+#!/bin/bash
+# author: zach rice (https://github.com/zricethezav)
+
+# links
+BASE=$(pwd)
+mkdir ${HOME}/.marks
+ln -fs ${BASE}/bashrc ${HOME}/.bashrc
+ln -fs ${BASE}/bash_profile ${HOME}/.bash_profile
+ln -fs ${BASE}/bash_aliases ${HOME}/.bash_aliases
+ln -fs ${BASE}/tmux.conf ${HOME}/.tmux.conf
+
+# mac
+if [ "$(uname -s)" = 'Darwin' ]; then
+    [ -z "$(which brew)" ] &&
+        ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+
+    brew install git vim wget fzf tree tmux graphviz transmission bash-completion reattach-to-user-namespace
+    brew cask install virtualbox virtualbox-extension-pack vagrant flux spectacle iterm2
+    # [ -f /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/git-completion.bash ] || \
+    #     wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash -P \
+    #     /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/
+else
+# linux
+    sudo apt install -y git vim tmux wget transmission virtualbox virtualbox-ext-pack
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.git ~/.fzf
+    sudo -y ~/.fzf/install
+    # [ -f /etc/bash_completion.d/git-completion.bash ] || \
+    #     sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash -P \
+    #     /etc/bash_completion.d/
+fi
+
+git config --global user.email "zricer@protonmail.com"
+git config --global user.name "zach rice"
+
+# tmux
+git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
+tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
+
+# vim
+mkdir -p ~/.vim/autoload
+curl --insecure -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim https://raw.github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
+mv -v ~/.vimrc ~/.vimrc.old 2> /dev/null
+ln -sf $BASE/vimrc ~/.vimrc
+
+vim +PlugInstall +qall