diff --git a/.cheat b/.cheat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cf5890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cheat
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+cheatsheets = {
+# @todo:
+# - adb
+# - at
+# - dd
+# - df
+# - du
+# - fdisk
+# - fstab
+# - mount
+# - mysqldump
+# - mysqlimport
+# - mongodump
+# - mongoimport
+# - nc
+# - rsync
+# - shred
+# - useradd / adduser
+# - xargs
+
+# @see: http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/11/50-linux-commands/
+
+########## apt-cache ##########################################################
+'apt-cache' : '''
+To search for apt packages:
+apt-cache search "whatever"
+''',
+
+########## bash ###############################################################
+'bash' : '''
+To implement a for loop:
+for file in `ls .`;
+    do echo 'file';
+    echo 'found';
+done
+
+@todo: if (esp. file/directory)
+''',
+
+########## convert ###########################################################
+'convert' : '''
+To resize an image to a fixed width and proportional height:
+convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x converted-image.jpg
+
+To resize an image to a fixed height and proportional width:
+convert original-image.jpg -resize x100 converted-image.jpg
+
+To resize an image to a fixed width and height:
+convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x100 converted-image.jpg
+
+To resize an image and simultaneously change its file type:
+convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x converted-image.png
+
+To resize all of the images within a directory:
+To implement a for loop:
+for file in `ls original/image/path/`;
+    do new_path=${file%.*};
+    new_file=`basename $new_path`;
+    convert $file -resize 150 conerted/image/path/$new_file.png;
+done
+''',
+
+########## dd ################################################################
+'dd' : '''
+@todo
+''',
+
+########## dhclient ##########################################################
+'dhclient' : '''
+To release the current IP address:
+sudo dhclient -r
+
+To obtain a new IP address:
+sudo dhclient
+
+Running the above in sequence is a common way of refreshing an IP.
+''',
+
+########## find ##############################################################
+'find' : '''
+To find files by extension (ex: .jpg):
+find . -iname "*.jpg"
+
+To find directories:
+find . -type d
+
+To find files:
+find . -type f
+
+To find files by octal permission:
+find . -type f -perm 777
+
+To find files with setuid bit set:
+find . -xdev \( -perm -4000 \) -type f -print0 | xargs -0 ls -l
+''',
+
+########## git ###############################################################
+'git' : '''
+To set your identify:
+git config --global user.name "John Doe"
+git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
+
+To enable color:
+git config --global color.ui true
+''',
+
+########## ln ################################################################
+'ln' : '''
+To create a symlink:
+ln -s path/to/the/target/directory name-of-symlink
+''',
+
+########## netstat ###########################################################
+'netstat' : '''
+To view which users/processes are listening to which ports:
+sudo netstat -lnptu
+''',
+
+########## notify-send #######################################################
+'notify-send' : '''
+To send a desktop notification via dbus:
+notify-send -i 'icon-file/name' -a 'application_name' 'summary' 'body of message'
+
+The -i and -a flags can be omitted if unneeded.
+''',
+
+########## sed ################################################################
+'sed' : '''
+To replace all occurrences of "day" with "night" and write to stdout:
+sed s/day/night file.txt
+
+To replace all occurrences of "day" with "night" within file.txt:
+sed s/day/night file.txt > file.txt
+
+To replace all occurrences of "day" with "night" on stdin:
+echo 'It is daytime' | sed s/day/night/
+''',
+
+########## split #############################################################
+'split' : '''
+To split a large text file into smaller files of 1000 lines each:
+split file.txt -l 1000
+
+To split a large binary file into smaller files of 10M each:
+split file.txt -b 10M
+
+To consolidate split files into a single file: 
+cat x* > file.txt
+''',
+
+########## sockstat ##########################################################
+'sockstat' : '''
+To view which users/processes are listening to which ports:
+sudo sockstat -l
+''',
+
+########## ssh ###############################################################
+'ssh' : '''
+To execute a command on a remote server:
+ssh -t user@example.com 'the-remote-command'
+
+To tunnel an x session over SSH:
+ssh -X user@example.com
+
+To launch a specific x application over SSH:
+ssh -X -t user@example.com 'chromium-browser'
+
+For more information, see:
+http://unix.stackexchange.com/q/12755/44856
+''',
+
+########## ssh-copy-id ########################################################
+'ssh-copy-id' : '''
+To copy a key to a remote host:
+ssh-copy-id username@host
+
+To copy a key to a remote host on a non-standard port:
+ssh-copy-id username@host -p 2222
+''',
+
+########## ssh-keygen ########################################################
+'ssh-keygen' : '''
+To generate an SSH key:
+ssh-keygen -t rsa
+
+To generate a 4096-bit SSH key:
+ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
+
+To copy a key to a remote host:
+ssh-copy-id username@host
+
+To copy a key to a remote host on a non-standard port:
+ssh-copy-id username@host -p 2222
+''',
+
+########## stdout #############################################################
+'stdout' : '''
+To redirect stderr to stdout:
+some-command 2>&1
+
+To redirect stderr to a file
+some-command 2> errors.txt
+''',
+
+########## tar ###############################################################
+'tar' : '''
+To extract an uncompressed archive: 
+tar -xvf /path/to/foo.tar
+
+To extract a .gz archive:
+tar -xzvf /path/to/foo.tgz
+
+To create a .gz archive:
+tar -czvf /path/to/foo.tgz /path/to/foo/
+
+To extract a .bz2 archive:
+tar -xjvf /path/to/foo.tgz
+
+To create a .bz2 archive:
+tar -cjvf /path/to/foo.tgz /path/to/foo/
+''',
+
+}
+
+
+# Cheatsheets can be aliased under a different keyphrase like this:
+#cheatsheets['dbus']        = cheatsheets['notify-send']
+#cheatsheets['imagick']     = cheatsheets['convert']
+#cheatsheets['redirection'] = cheatsheets['stdout']
+
diff --git a/cheat b/cheat
index 5c25d6e..133d82f 100755
--- a/cheat
+++ b/cheat
@@ -1,243 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+from os.path import expanduser
+import imp
 import sys
 
 # assemble a keyphrase out of all params passed to the script
 keyphrase = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
 
-# create a dictionary of cheatsheets
-cheatsheets = {
-
-# @todo:
-# - adb
-# - at
-# - dd
-# - df
-# - du
-# - fdisk
-# - fstab
-# - mount
-# - mysqldump
-# - mysqlimport
-# - mongodump
-# - mongoimport
-# - nc
-# - rsync
-# - shred
-# - useradd / adduser
-# - xargs
-
-# @see: http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/11/50-linux-commands/
-
-########## apt-cache ##########################################################
-'apt-cache' : '''
-To search for apt packages:
-apt-cache search "whatever"
-''',
-
-########## bash ###############################################################
-'bash' : '''
-To implement a for loop:
-for file in `ls .`;
-    do echo 'file';
-    echo 'found';
-done
-
-@todo: if (esp. file/directory)
-''',
-
-########## convert ###########################################################
-'convert' : '''
-To resize an image to a fixed width and proportional height:
-convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x converted-image.jpg
-
-To resize an image to a fixed height and proportional width:
-convert original-image.jpg -resize x100 converted-image.jpg
-
-To resize an image to a fixed width and height:
-convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x100 converted-image.jpg
-
-To resize an image and simultaneously change its file type:
-convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x converted-image.png
-
-To resize all of the images within a directory:
-To implement a for loop:
-for file in `ls original/image/path/`;
-    do new_path=${file%.*};
-    new_file=`basename $new_path`;
-    convert $file -resize 150 conerted/image/path/$new_file.png;
-done
-''',
-
-########## dd ################################################################
-'dd' : '''
-@todo
-''',
-
-########## dhclient ##########################################################
-'dhclient' : '''
-To release the current IP address:
-sudo dhclient -r
-
-To obtain a new IP address:
-sudo dhclient
-
-Running the above in sequence is a common way of refreshing an IP.
-''',
-
-########## find ##############################################################
-'find' : '''
-To find files by extension (ex: .jpg):
-find . -iname "*.jpg"
-
-To find directories:
-find . -type d
-
-To find files:
-find . -type f
-
-To find files by octal permission:
-find . -type f -perm 777
-
-To find files with setuid bit set:
-find . -xdev \( -perm -4000 \) -type f -print0 | xargs -0 ls -l
-''',
-
-########## git ###############################################################
-'git' : '''
-To set your identify:
-git config --global user.name "John Doe"
-git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
-
-To enable color:
-git config --global color.ui true
-''',
-
-########## ln ################################################################
-'ln' : '''
-To create a symlink:
-ln -s path/to/the/target/directory name-of-symlink
-''',
-
-########## netstat ###########################################################
-'netstat' : '''
-To view which users/processes are listening to which ports:
-sudo netstat -lnptu
-''',
-
-########## notify-send #######################################################
-'notify-send' : '''
-To send a desktop notification via dbus:
-notify-send -i 'icon-file/name' -a 'application_name' 'summary' 'body of message'
-
-The -i and -a flags can be omitted if unneeded.
-''',
-
-########## sed ################################################################
-'sed' : '''
-To replace all occurrences of "day" with "night" and write to stdout:
-sed s/day/night file.txt
-
-To replace all occurrences of "day" with "night" within file.txt:
-sed s/day/night file.txt > file.txt
-
-To replace all occurrences of "day" with "night" on stdin:
-echo 'It is daytime' | sed s/day/night/
-''',
-
-########## split #############################################################
-'split' : '''
-To split a large text file into smaller files of 1000 lines each:
-split file.txt -l 1000
-
-To split a large binary file into smaller files of 10M each:
-split file.txt -b 10M
-
-To consolidate split files into a single file: 
-cat x* > file.txt
-''',
-
-########## sockstat ##########################################################
-'sockstat' : '''
-To view which users/processes are listening to which ports:
-sudo sockstat -l
-''',
-
-########## ssh ###############################################################
-'ssh' : '''
-To execute a command on a remote server:
-ssh -t user@example.com 'the-remote-command'
-
-To tunnel an x session over SSH:
-ssh -X user@example.com
-
-To launch a specific x application over SSH:
-ssh -X -t user@example.com 'chromium-browser'
-
-For more information, see:
-http://unix.stackexchange.com/q/12755/44856
-''',
-
-########## ssh-copy-id ########################################################
-'ssh-copy-id' : '''
-To copy a key to a remote host:
-ssh-copy-id username@host
-
-To copy a key to a remote host on a non-standard port:
-ssh-copy-id username@host -p 2222
-''',
-
-########## ssh-keygen ########################################################
-'ssh-keygen' : '''
-To generate an SSH key:
-ssh-keygen -t rsa
-
-To generate a 4096-bit SSH key:
-ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
-
-To copy a key to a remote host:
-ssh-copy-id username@host
-
-To copy a key to a remote host on a non-standard port:
-ssh-copy-id username@host -p 2222
-''',
-
-########## stdout #############################################################
-'stdout' : '''
-To redirect stderr to stdout:
-some-command 2>&1
-
-To redirect stderr to a file
-some-command 2> errors.txt
-''',
-
-########## tar ###############################################################
-'tar' : '''
-To extract an uncompressed archive: 
-tar -xvf /path/to/foo.tar
-
-To extract a .gz archive:
-tar -xzvf /path/to/foo.tgz
-
-To create a .gz archive:
-tar -czvf /path/to/foo.tgz /path/to/foo/
-
-To extract a .bz2 archive:
-tar -xjvf /path/to/foo.tgz
-
-To create a .bz2 archive:
-tar -cjvf /path/to/foo.tgz /path/to/foo/
-''',
-
-}
-
-# Cheatsheets can be aliased under a different keyphrase like this:
-cheatsheets['dbus']        = cheatsheets['notify-send']
-cheatsheets['imagick']     = cheatsheets['convert']
-cheatsheets['redirection'] = cheatsheets['stdout']
+# load the dictionary of cheatsheets
+config = imp.load_source('config', expanduser('~') + '/.cheat');
 
 # print help if requested
 if keyphrase in ['', 'help', '--help', '-h']:
-  cheatsheets_sorted = cheatsheets.keys()
+  cheatsheets_sorted = config.cheatsheets.keys()
   cheatsheets_sorted.sort()
 
   print "Usage: cheat [keyphrase]\n"
@@ -246,4 +20,4 @@ if keyphrase in ['', 'help', '--help', '-h']:
   exit()
 
 # print the cheatsheet if it exists
-print cheatsheets[keyphrase] if keyphrase in cheatsheets.keys() else 'No cheatsheet found.'
+print config.cheatsheets[keyphrase] if keyphrase in config.cheatsheets.keys() else 'No cheatsheet found.'
diff --git a/install b/install
index 2f4b01d..31c2b13 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+from os.path import expanduser
 import shutil
 import sys
 
 try:
   shutil.copy('./cheat', '/usr/local/bin/')
-  # shutil.move('./.cheat', '~')
+  shutil.copy('./.cheat', expanduser('~'))
 except IOError as e:
    print >> sys.stderr, "This installer must be run as root."
    sys.exit(1)