diff --git a/git_sync b/git_sync
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index 0000000..4417d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git_sync
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#create a local copy of the git repo, and create a systemd timer to sync it once every 5 minute.
+#add the repo to $path (should be done in p)
+
+#install git
+GIT_URL=https://github.com/twial/scripts.git
+GIT_DIR=/root/scripts
+
+x=`pacman -Qs git`
+
+if [ -n "$x" ] 
+    then
+        echo "git is installed!"
+    else
+        echo "git is not installed! installing.."
+        pacman -S git --noconfirm
+fi
+
+#clone the repo
+rm $GIT_DIR -Rf
+git clone $GIT_URL $GIT_DIR || true
+
+
+
+#set up a systemd timer to sync once every 5 minutes
+echo '[Unit]
+Description=sync the repo every 5 minutes
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*:0/5
+Persistent=true
+Unit=git_sync.service
+ 
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target' > /etc/systemd/system/git_sync.timer
+
+#set up the service for the timer
+
+echo '[Unit]
+Description=sync the repo
+Wants=git_sync.timer
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/git -C /root/scripts pull' > /etc/systemd/system/git_sync.service
+
+#Start systemd services
+
+systemctl enable git_sync.timer
+systemctl start git_sync.timer
+
+
diff --git a/p b/p
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new mode 100755
index 5fc322f..5843f9d
--- a/p
+++ b/p
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/twial/scripts/master/run > ~/.run
 chmod u+x ~/.run
-echo "alias p='curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/twial/scripts/master/p | sh'" > ~/.bash_profile
-echo "alias r='~/.run'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias p='curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/twial/scripts/master/p | sh'" > ~/.bashrc
+echo "alias r='~/.run'" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "/bin/bash" > ~/.bash_profile
+
+#Add scripts to path
+echo 'PATH=/root/scripts:$PATH' > ~/.bashrc
 
 # check if the pacman database exists
 pacdb=/var/lib/pacman/db.lck