diff --git a/cheat b/cheat
index ad69b44..5cd91d4 100755
--- a/cheat
+++ b/cheat
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import os
 import sys
+from cheatsheets import cheat_dir
 
 # assemble a keyphrase out of all params passed to the script
 keyphrase = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
-cheat_dir = os.path.expanduser('~') + '/.cheat/'
 
-# verify that the ~/.cheat directory exists
+# verify that the cheat directory exists
 if not os.path.isdir(cheat_dir):
-  print >> sys.stderr, 'The ~/.cheat directory does not exist.'
+  print >> sys.stderr, 'The cheat directory does not exist.'
   exit()
 
-# list the files in the ~/.cheat directory
-cheatsheets = os.listdir(cheat_dir)
+# list the files in the cheat directory
+cheatsheets = [f for f in os.listdir(cheat_dir) if '.' not in f]
 cheatsheets.sort()
 
 # print help if requested
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ if keyphrase in ['', 'help', '--help', '-h']:
 
 # print the cheatsheet if it exists
 if keyphrase in cheatsheets:
-  with open (cheat_dir + keyphrase, 'r') as cheatsheet:
+  cheatsheet_filename = os.path.join(cheat_dir, keyphrase)
+  with open(cheatsheet_filename, 'r') as cheatsheet:
     print cheatsheet.read()
 
 # if it does not, say so
diff --git a/cheatsheets/__init__.py b/cheatsheets/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a9b797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cheatsheets/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import os
+
+cheat_dir, __init = os.path.split(__file__)
diff --git a/.cheat/apt-cache b/cheatsheets/apt-cache
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/apt-cache
rename to cheatsheets/apt-cache
diff --git a/.cheat/bash b/cheatsheets/bash
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/bash
rename to cheatsheets/bash
diff --git a/.cheat/convert b/cheatsheets/convert
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/convert
rename to cheatsheets/convert
diff --git a/.cheat/cut b/cheatsheets/cut
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/cut
rename to cheatsheets/cut
diff --git a/.cheat/dhclient b/cheatsheets/dhclient
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/dhclient
rename to cheatsheets/dhclient
diff --git a/.cheat/find b/cheatsheets/find
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/find
rename to cheatsheets/find
diff --git a/.cheat/git b/cheatsheets/git
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/git
rename to cheatsheets/git
diff --git a/.cheat/ln b/cheatsheets/ln
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/ln
rename to cheatsheets/ln
diff --git a/.cheat/mysqldump b/cheatsheets/mysqldump
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/mysqldump
rename to cheatsheets/mysqldump
diff --git a/.cheat/netstat b/cheatsheets/netstat
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/netstat
rename to cheatsheets/netstat
diff --git a/.cheat/notify-send b/cheatsheets/notify-send
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/notify-send
rename to cheatsheets/notify-send
diff --git a/.cheat/sed b/cheatsheets/sed
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/sed
rename to cheatsheets/sed
diff --git a/.cheat/shred b/cheatsheets/shred
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/shred
rename to cheatsheets/shred
diff --git a/.cheat/sockstat b/cheatsheets/sockstat
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/sockstat
rename to cheatsheets/sockstat
diff --git a/.cheat/split b/cheatsheets/split
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/split
rename to cheatsheets/split
diff --git a/.cheat/ssh b/cheatsheets/ssh
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/ssh
rename to cheatsheets/ssh
diff --git a/.cheat/ssh-copy-id b/cheatsheets/ssh-copy-id
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/ssh-copy-id
rename to cheatsheets/ssh-copy-id
diff --git a/.cheat/ssh-keygen b/cheatsheets/ssh-keygen
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/ssh-keygen
rename to cheatsheets/ssh-keygen
diff --git a/.cheat/stdout b/cheatsheets/stdout
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/stdout
rename to cheatsheets/stdout
diff --git a/.cheat/tar b/cheatsheets/tar
similarity index 100%
rename from .cheat/tar
rename to cheatsheets/tar
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af240f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from distutils.core import setup
+import os
+
+setup(name='cheat',
+      version='1.0',
+      description='Create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line',
+      author='Chris Lane',
+      author_email='chris@chris-allen-lane.com',
+      url='https://github.com/chrisallenlane/cheat',
+      packages=['cheatsheets'],
+      package_data={'cheatsheets': [f for f in os.listdir('cheatsheets')
+                                    if '.' not in f]},
+      scripts=['cheat']
+     )