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+set -e
+
+# install homebrew
+which brew || /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
+
+# install oh-my-zsh
+sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
+
+# install zsh plugins
+git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
+git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
+
+# install zsh theme
+git clone https://github.com/geometry-zsh/geometry.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/geometry
+
+# install neovim
+brew install neovim
+
+# install diff-so-fancy
+brew install diff-so-fancy
+
+# release the kraken
+(
+  cd dotfiles
+  for dotfile in .*; do
+    cp -r $dotfile ~/
+  done
+)