diff --git a/xinitrc_alt b/xinitrc_alt
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index 0000000..e7f1e3d
--- /dev/null
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ -f $HOME/.xprofile ] && . $HOME/.xprofile &
+
+exec dwm
+
+