diff --git a/install-sway.sh b/install-sway.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# to be in script folder
+cd $(dirname $0)
+CURRENT_DIR=$(pwd)
+CONFIG_DIR="${HOME}/.config/sway"
+CONFIG_FILE="${CONFIG_DIR}/config"
+DOTFILE="${CURRENT_DIR}/sway/config"
+echo "installing sway"
+
+if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]
+then
+	echo "backuping existing "
+	cp $CONFIG_FILE $CONFIG_FILE.bkp
+	rm $CONFIG_FILE
+else
+  if [ ! -d "$CONFIG_DIR" ]
+  then
+    echo "creating ${CONFIG_DIR}"
+    mkdir $CONFIG_DIR
+  fi
+fi
+echo "Linking ${DOTFILE}"
+ln -s ${DOTFILE} ${CONFIG_FILE}