finalizing update

README.md

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 My component and footprint library for the [KiCad PCB design suite](http://www.kicad-pcb.org/)
 
 ## Quick start
-  1. Clone to wherever
-  2. `$ chmod +x setlibs`
-  3. Close KiCad and put the new libraries in a project:
-    * `$ ./setlibs path/to/project.pro` to completely replace the libraries in a project
-    * `$ ./setlibs --append path/to/project.pro` to append the libraries to a project (new libraries will have lower precedence than existing libraries)
-    * `$ ./setlibs --prepend path/to/project.pro` to prepend the libraries (new libraries will have higher precedence)
-    * `$ ./setlibs --help` to see your other options
-  4. Re-open KiCad and enjoy the new libraries
+  1. Clone to wherever (I like ~/projects) and `$ cd /path/to/kicad-lib`
+  2. Edit kicad.sh so that `KISYSMOD` is defined as `/path/to/kicad-lib/footprints`
+  3. `$ chmod +x linklibs` (if not in linux, directories in this script should be edited accordingly)
+  4. `$ sudo ./linklibs`
+  5. logout and log back in - kicad will now use these footprint files
+  6. for each new kicad project, select the component libraries manually using Preferences > Library in eeschema

kicad.sh

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 # kicad exports
-# in linux, file should be linked to /etc/profile.d/kicad.sh
+# in ubuntu/debian linux, file should be linked to /etc/profile.d/kicad.sh
 # mc 2/27/2014
 
 export KIGITHUB=https://github.com/KiCad

linklibs

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 #! /bin/bash
+# mc
+# 2/27/2014
 #
 # this script links my kicad footprint table file and environment variable definition script into the proper places
 # (for linux)
 # (will probably need to be run with sudo)
-#
-# mc
-# 2/27/2014
 
+# edit these parameters according to your system
+TABLEDIR="$HOME"
+SCRIPTDIR="/etc/profile.d"
+
+# this'll do the rest
 THISDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-ln -svi $THISDIR/fp-lib-table $HOME/fp-lib-table
-ln -svi $THISDIR/kicad.sh /etc/profile.d/kicad.sh
+ln -svi $THISDIR/fp-lib-table $TABLEDIR/fp-lib-table
+ln -svi $THISDIR/kicad.sh $SCRIPTDIR/kicad.sh