diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7a3ae74..2c1afef 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,30 @@ if [ -z "$STOW" ]; then
   STOW=./stow.sh
 fi
 
-rm -f $HOME/.zshrc $HOME/.profile >/dev/null 2>&1
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# if these aren't links, move them out of the way?
+for f in ~/.zshrc ~/.profile; do
+  if [ -f $f ]; then
+    mv $f $f.orig
+  fi
+done
+
+
+# rm -f $HOME/.zshrc $HOME/.profile >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+# install all dotfiles
+#find * -maxdepth 0 -type d | xargs -I{} $STOW -t "$HOME" {}
+
+# install general dotfiles
+for dir in  \
+  git \
+  nvim \
+  sh \
+  ssh \
+  tmux \
+  zsh
+do
+  $STOW -t ~/ $dir
+done
 
-find * -maxdepth 0 -type d | xargs -I{} $STOW -t "$HOME" {}