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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script will Stow all the dotfiles located in the ~/dotfiles folder.
+# The -R flag is used to force a 'restow' which will remove any existing symlinks before attempting to Stow.
+
+echo "Stowing Dotfiles...";
+
+cd ~/dotfiles
+for file in ~/dotfiles/*; do
+  # Only run Stow on the directories in the dotfiles folder and not the individual files.
+  # Using 'basename' strips the filepath from the directory name. 
+  if [ -d ${file} ]; then
+    stow -R $(basename $file)
+    echo "$(basename $file) stowed."; 
+  fi
+done
+
+# Return back to the your PWD from before you ran the script
+cd ~- 
+
+echo 'All stowed';