diff --git a/.aliases b/.aliases.symlink
similarity index 100%
rename from .aliases
rename to .aliases.symlink
diff --git a/.ideavimrc b/.ideavimrc.symlink
similarity index 100%
rename from .ideavimrc
rename to .ideavimrc.symlink
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc.symlink
similarity index 99%
rename from .vimrc
rename to .vimrc.symlink
index 8c1a0a1..454ebda 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc.symlink
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ filetype plugin indent on
 " something messes up this setting in the plugins
 set expandtab
 
-
-
-let mapleader = "\<Space>"
-
-nmap <S-Enter> O<Esc>
-nmap <CR> o<Esc>
-
 inoremap <Up> <NOP>
 inoremap <Down> <NOP>
 inoremap <Left> <NOP>
@@ -75,6 +68,11 @@ inoremap <Right> <NOP>
 noremap <Up> <NOP>
 noremap <Down> <NOP>
 
+let mapleader = "\<Space>"
+
+nmap <S-Enter> O<Esc>
+nmap <CR> o<Esc>
+
 " presentation mode
 noremap <Left> :silent bp<CR> :redraw!<CR>
 noremap <Right> :silent bn<CR> :redraw!<CR>
diff --git a/.zshenv.symlink b/.zshenv.symlink
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84f6a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.zshenv.symlink
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc.symlink
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rename from .zshrc
rename to .zshrc.symlink
index ec2cd7f..930f5ae 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc.symlink
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ eval $(keychain --eval --quiet)
 
 # direnv
 eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"
+
+# load aliases
+if [ -f ~/.aliases ]; then
+  . ~/.aliases
+fi
diff --git a/install-dotfiles.sh b/install-dotfiles.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2efa54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-dotfiles.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+DOTFILES_ROOT=$(pwd)
+
+#symlink dotfiles into home directory
+install_dotfiles () {
+
+  local overwrite_all=false backup_all=false skip_all=false
+
+  for src in $(find "$DOTFILES_ROOT/" -maxdepth 2 -name '*.symlink')
+  do
+    dst="$HOME/$(basename "${src%.*}")"
+    ln -s "$src" "$dst"
+  done
+}
+
+mkdir -p ~/.config # in case if there is not any custom config
+mkdir -p ~/.vim # in case if there is not any .vim home folder
+mkdir -p /opt/jenv/completions # in case if it is not existed 
+
+git clone https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
+
+install_dotfiles
+
+#setup oh-my-zsh
+git clone https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh ~/.oh-my-zsh
+cd ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins
+
+git clone git://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git
+
+cd $DOTFILES_ROOT
+
+#setup submodules of this repository
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+
+# symlink config folder
+ln -s $DOTFILES_ROOT/.config/* ~/.config
+
+# symlink bin folder
+mkdir ~/bin
+ln -s $DOTFILES_ROOT/bin/* ~/bin
+
+# symlink .oh-my-zsh themes folder
+ln -s $DOTFILES_ROOT/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/* ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes
+
+# symlink custom zsh config
+ln -s $DOTFILES_ROOT/.oh-my-zsh/custom/*.zsh ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom