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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this script is meant to be ran when .dotfiles is not present.
+# 
+# example:
+# curl https://git.ixvd.net/raine/dotfiles/raw/branch/main/remote_script.sh | sh
+
+git clone https://git.ixvd.net/raine/dotfiles $HOME/.dotfiles
+cd $HOME/.dotfiles
+./dot a