diff --git a/install b/install
index 5a9f139..f9cb00c 100644
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -15,10 +15,18 @@ dotfiles=(
 	Xresources
 )
 for f in "${dotfiles[@]}"; do
+	# don't cp pkgs directory over
         if [ "$f" == "pkgs" ]; then
 		continue
 	fi
-	cp -rv $f ~/."$f"
+
+	# merge directories if already exists
+	if [ -d ~/.$f ]; then
+		echo "directory $f detected. merging..."
+		cp -rv $f/* ~/.$f/
+	else
+		cp -rv $f ~/."$f"
+	fi
 done
 
 # install packages