diff --git a/.config/nvim/nvim b/.config/nvim/nvim
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/nvim
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+/home/mans/dotfiles/.config/nvim
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+USERNAME=$(whoami)
+
+echo "removing old configs"
+rm -rf /home/"$USERNAME"/.config/nvim
+rm -rf /home/"$USERNAME"/.config/kitty
+
+echo "symlining dirs"
+ln -s /home/"$USERNAME"/dotfiles/.config/nvim /home/"$USERNAME"/.config/nvim
+ln -s /home/"$USERNAME"/dotfiles/.config/kitty /home/"$USERNAME"/.config/kitty