diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 74d4c70..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-EXCLUDE		:= .DS_Store .git .gitmodules .gitignore
-DOTFILES 	:= $(filter-out $(EXCLUDE), $(wildcard .??*))
-
-all: install
-
-help:
-	@echo "make list           #=> Show dot files in this repo"
-	@echo "make deploy         #=> Create symlink to home directory"
-	@echo "make update         #=> Fetch changes for this repo"
-	@echo "make install        #=> Run make update, deploy, init"
-
-list:
-	@$(foreach val, $(DOTFILES), /bin/ls -dF $(val);)
-
-deploy:
-	@echo '==> Start to deploy dotfiles to home directory.'
-	@echo ''
-	@$(foreach val, $(DOTFILES), ln -sfnv $(abspath $(val)) $(HOME)/$(val);)
-
-update:
-	git pull origin master
-	git submodule init
-	git submodule update
-	git submodule foreach git pull origin master
-
-install: update deploy
-	@exec $$SHELL
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0982123..69c0d7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ My color scheme is [Smyck Color Scheme by hukl](https://github.com/hukl/Smyck-Co
 
 The repo ships with a Makefile that you can use to deploy and update the dotfiles.
 
-	# make help
+	# bootstrap.sh help
 
-	make list           #=> Show dot files in this repo
-	make deploy         #=> Create symlink to home directory
-	make update         #=> Fetch changes for this repo
-	make install        #=> Run make update, deploy, init
-	make clean          #=> Remove the dot files and this repo
+	Usage: bootstrap.sh command {params}
 
-The dotfiles will be symlinked to your **~**.
+	list 			List all files that will be copied
+	update 			Update the git repo and the included submodules
+	deploy 			Copy the files to ~
+	install 		Update and deploy these dotfiles
+	help 			Show this screen
+
+The dotfiles will be copied to your **~**.
 
 ## Installation 
 
@@ -32,15 +34,14 @@ The dotfiles will be symlinked to your **~**.
 
 2. Deploy
 		
-		make install
+		./bootstrap.sh install
 
 3. Enjoy!
 
-If you want to update to the newest version, run ``make update`` from within the dotfiles folder.
+If you want to update to the newest version, run ``bootstrap.sh update`` from within the dotfiles folder and ``bootstrap.sh deploy`` to copy the updated files.
 
 
 ## Credits
 
 - dotfiles based on [dotfiles by hukl](https://github.com/hukl/dotfiles)
-- Makefile based on [Makefile by b4b4r07](https://github.com/b4b4r07/dotfiles/blob/master/Makefile)
 - [Git prompt by Josh Dick](https://gist.github.com/joshdick/4415470)
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diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6fcf3f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# bootstrap.sh
+# Copyright 2016 Christian Busch
+# http://github.com/chrisb86/dotfiles
+
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTI
+
+exclude="README.md|init|Makefile|screenshot.png|.git|.gitignore|.gitmodules|.DS_Store|bootstrap.sh"
+
+bootstrap=`basename -- $0`
+
+# Show help screen
+# Usage: help exitcode
+help () {
+  echo "Usage: $bootstrap command {params}"
+  echo
+  echo "list 			List all files that will be copied"
+  echo "update 			Update the git repo and the included submodules"
+  echo "deploy 			Copy the files to ~"
+  echo "install 		Update and deploy these dotfiles"
+  echo "help 			Show this screen"
+
+  exit $1
+}
+
+# Update git repo and submodules
+# Usage: df_update
+df_update () {
+	git pull origin master
+	git submodule init
+	git submodule update
+	git submodule foreach git pull origin master
+}
+
+# Deploy files to ~
+# Usage: df_deploy
+df_deploy () {
+	# poor man's rsync
+	df_list | cpio -pdmB --quiet ~
+}
+
+# List files that will be copied
+# Usage: df_list
+df_list () {
+	find . -print | grep -vE "$exclude"
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+######################## bootstrap.sh HELP ########################
+help)
+	help 0
+  ;;
+######################## bootstrap.sh LIST ########################
+list)
+	## Lists all files in repo, except those specified in $exclude"
+	df_list
+  ;;
+######################## bootstrap.sh DEPLOY ########################
+deploy)
+	echo "#### Copying files to ~"
+
+	# Copy color vim scheme from init folder to .vim/colors
+	cp init/Smyck-Color-Scheme/smyck.vim .vim/colors/smyck.vim
+	
+	df_deploy
+  ;;
+######################## bootstrap.sh UPDATE ########################
+update)
+	echo "#### Updating git repos and submodules"
+	df_update
+  ;;
+######################## bootstrap.sh INSTALL ########################
+install)
+	echo "#### Updating git repos and submodules"
+	df_update
+	
+	echo "#### Copying files to ~"
+	df_deploy
+  ;;
+ *)
+	help 1
+  ;;
+esac
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