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+#!/bin/sh
+# checks to see if .fehbg exists. if so, sources it and exits.
+# if there is an argument, forcibly symlink it to $PICPATH and set $PICPATH to the background using xwallpaper.
+# if there is not an argument, set the wallpaper through the aforementioned method without setting the symlink.
+# $PICPATH is by default $XDG_PICTURES_DIR/bg.png, determined by xdg-user-dir if available or assumed to be ~/Pictures/bg.png if unavailable. $PICPATH can be set by the user in shrc if they wish to use a different background location.
+[ -e "$HOME/.fehbg" ]&&. "$HOME/.fehbg"&&exit
+
+if command -v xdg-user-dir >/dev/null; then
+	PICPATH=${PICPATH:="$(xdg-user-dir PICTURES)/bg.png"}
+else
+	PICPATH=${PICPATH:="$HOME/Pictures/bg.png"}
+fi
+[ -n "$1" ]&&ln -sf "$1" "$PICPATH"
+xwallpaper --zoom "$PICPATH"