diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ec4c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+## Notes
+
+```sh
+mv /usr/local/bin
+sudo ln -s /home/ray/.config/xinitrc/start_dwm
+```
diff --git a/start_dwm b/start_dwm
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ef5c368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start_dwm
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# relaunch DWM if the binary changes, otherwise bail
+csum=$(sha1sum $(which dwm))
+new_csum=""
+while true
+do
+    if [ "$csum" != "$new_csum" ]
+    then
+        csum=$new_csum
+        dwm
+    else
+        exit 0
+    fi
+    new_csum=$(sha1sum $(which dwm))
+    sleep 1
+done
+
diff --git a/xinitrc b/xinitrc
index cc53bd0..604d948 100644
--- a/xinitrc
+++ b/xinitrc
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ case "$_host" in
     ;;
 esac
 
-exec ~/.bin/start_dwm
+exec /usr/local/bin/start_dwm