-for x in `find "$PWD" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \! \( -name '.git' -name 'install.sh' \) -name '.*'`; do
- ln -vwis "$x" "$HOME/`basename $x`"
+
+# test
+if [ 0 -eq 1 ]; then
+ alias mkdir="echo mkdir"
+ alias ln="echo ln"
+ alias rm="echo rm"
+ alias cap_mkdb="echo cap_mkdb"
+ alias unlink="echo unlink"
+fi
+
+# accomodate linuxisms
+fex='-perm -ugo=x'
+# TODO: should probably do this better
+case "`uname`" in
+ *BSD*) lnargs=-sFhvw
+ d1='-depth 1'
+ bsd=yes;;
+ *) lnargs=-sfnv
+ d1='-mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1'
+ # android busybox find doesn't have -execute
+ # and its sh doesn't set OSTYPE :DD
+ if [ -z "$ANDROID_ROOT" ]; then
+ fex=-executable
+ fi;;
+esac
+
+l() {
+ # TODO: use install?
+ [ -L "$1" -o \! -e "$1" ] && ln $lnargs "${2:-$x}" "$1"
+}
+
+
+# create preferred folder structure
+cd ~
+mkdir -p bin etc share var/run var/log urxvt/ext > /dev/null 2>&1
+mkdir -m 700 var/tmp var/tmp/vim
+[ -n "$bsd" ] && mkdir -m 700 tmp
+cd -
+
+# link files
+find "$PWD/base" $d1 | while read -r x; do
+ l "$HOME/`basename "$x"`"