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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Creates symlinks from home to ~/dotfiles
+
+#Variables
+dir=~/dotfiles
+olddir=~/oldConfig
+files="$(find . -type f ! -path './.git/*' ! -name 'symlink.sh' -printf '%P\n')"
+
+timestamp="$(date +%s)"
+
+#Create oldConfig in ~
+
+mkdir -p $olddir/$timestamp
+echo "Created $olddir/$timestamp to backup existing dotfiles in ~"
+
+#Swap dir
+cd $dir
+
+# Move any existing config-files to $olddir and then creating symlinks
+for file in $files; do
+	echo "Backing up old configuration files"
+	mkdir -p $olddir/$timestamp/$(dirname $file)
+	mv ~/.$file $olddir/$timestamp/$file
+
+	echo "Creating symlink from homedir to $file."
+	mkdir -p $(dirname ~/.$file)
+	ln -s $dir/$file ~/.$file
+	echo "Done."
+done