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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script sets up the dotfiles by symlinking the config folders 
+# and sourcing the zsh configuration.
+
+# Get the absolute path of the project directory
+PROJECT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+CONFIG_SRC_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/config"
+ZSHRC_SRC="$PROJECT_DIR/misc/.zshrc"
+
+# Target directory for configs
+CONFIG_DEST_DIR="$HOME/.config"
+
+# Create ~/.config if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p "$CONFIG_DEST_DIR"
+
+echo "Step 1: Symlinking configuration folders to $CONFIG_DEST_DIR..."
+
+# Loop through all folders and files in the project's config directory
+for item in "$CONFIG_SRC_DIR"/*; do
+    if [ -e "$item" ]; then
+        name=$(basename "$item")
+        
+        # Skip the 'archive' directory
+        if [ "$name" == "archive" ]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        target="$CONFIG_DEST_DIR/$name"
+        
+        # Check if target exists and is not a symlink
+        if [ -e "$target" ] && [ ! -L "$target" ]; then
+            echo "  [WARN] $name already exists as a real directory/file. Backing up to ${name}.bak"
+            mv "$target" "${target}.bak"
+        fi
+
+        # -s: symbolic link
+        # -n: treat destination that is a symlink to a directory as a normal file
+        # -f: force (remove existing destination)
+        ln -snf "$item" "$target"
+        echo "  [OK] Linked $name"
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "Step 2: Symlinking misc/.zshrc to $HOME/.zshrc..."
+
+ZSHRC_DEST="$HOME/.zshrc"
+
+# Check if target exists and is not a symlink
+if [ -e "$ZSHRC_DEST" ] && [ ! -L "$ZSHRC_DEST" ]; then
+    echo "  [WARN] .zshrc already exists. Backing up to .zshrc.bak"
+    mv "$ZSHRC_DEST" "${ZSHRC_DEST}.bak"
+fi
+
+ln -snf "$ZSHRC_SRC" "$ZSHRC_DEST"
+echo "  [OK] Linked .zshrc"
+
+echo "Step 3: Symlinking scripts from misc/bin to $HOME/.local/bin..."
+
+BIN_SRC_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/misc/bin"
+BIN_DEST_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
+
+mkdir -p "$BIN_DEST_DIR"
+
+for item in "$BIN_SRC_DIR"/*; do
+    if [ -e "$item" ]; then
+        name=$(basename "$item")
+        target="$BIN_DEST_DIR/$name"
+        
+        # Check if target exists and is not a symlink
+        if [ -e "$target" ] && [ ! -L "$target" ]; then
+            echo "  [WARN] $name already exists in ~/.local/bin. Backing up to ${name}.bak"
+            mv "$target" "${target}.bak"
+        fi
+
+        # Ensure the script is executable
+        chmod +x "$item"
+
+        ln -snf "$item" "$target"
+        echo "  [OK] Linked $name"
+    fi
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "All done! Please restart your terminal or run 'source ~/.zshrc'."