diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+die() { printf "$1\n"; exit 1; } >&2
+
+[[ $PWD == "$HOME/.rcfiles" ]] || die "error: this file assumes you've cloned this folder under ~/.rcfiles"
+
+
+mkdir -pv ../.config/nvim
+mkdir -pv ../.oh-my-zsh/themes
+
+
+ln -sri vimrc ../.vimrc
+ln -sri vimrc ../.config/nvim/init.vim
+ln -sri oh.my.zshrc ../.zshrc
+ln -sri coc-settings.json ../.config/nvim/coc-settings.json
+ln -sri _clang-format ../.clang-format
+ln -sri myrr.zsh-theme ../.oh-my-zsh/themes/myrr.zsh-theme