diff --git a/dotfiles/ackrc b/dotfiles/ackrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..410a164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/ackrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#--all
+--ignore-case
+--with-filename
+--type-set=coffeescript=.coffee
diff --git a/dotfiles/screenrc b/dotfiles/screenrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42400b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/screenrc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# don't display the copyright page
+startup_message off
+# visable bell
+vbell_msg "beep"
+# hardstatus
+caption string "%?%F%{= Bk}%? %C%A %D %d-%m-%Y %{= kB} %t%= %?%F%{= Bk}%:%{= wk}%? %n "
+hardstatus alwayslastline
+hardstatus string '%{= kG}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{B} %d/%m %{W}%c %{g}]'
+# From Stephen Shirley
+# Don't block command output if the terminal stops responding
+# (like if the ssh connection times out for example).
+nonblock on
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 43029df..6225ed0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ if [ ! -f "${HOME}"/.bashrc ]; then
 	ln -s "${HOME}"/.bash_profile "${HOME}"/.bashrc
 fi
 
+###
+# dotfiles
+###
+cd dotfiles
+for i in *; do
+	cp "${i}" "${HOME}/.${i}"
+done
+cd "${ROOT}"
+
 ###
 # git
 ###