diff --git a/get.vimfiles.sh b/get.vimfiles.sh
index c67468714..7b6867a2b 100755
--- a/get.vimfiles.sh
+++ b/get.vimfiles.sh
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 #
 #   curl https://raw.github.com/coderifous/dotfiles/master/get.vimfiles.sh | sh
 
-# If you have a fork, change this variable.  The other ones should be fine.
-REPO_OWNER="coderifous"
-
-
 REPO_NAME="dotfiles"
-GIT_REPO_URL="git://github.com/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME.git"
+# Replace the hostname, username and repository name as required to use your
+# own fork instead of Coderifous's.
+GIT_REPO_URL="git@github.com:coderifous/$REPO_NAME.git"
 
 echo -e "\033[32mDownloading repository."
 echo -e "\033[0m"
@@ -22,25 +20,46 @@ git clone $GIT_REPO_URL
 echo
 echo -e "\033[32mUpdating submodules."
 echo -e "\033[0m"
-
+echo "REPO_NAME = $REPO_NAME"
 cd $REPO_NAME
 git submodule update --init
 
+backup_file() {
+  if [ -e $1 ] || [ -L $1 ];
+  then
+    bakext=".bak"
+    bakfile=$1$bakext
+    echo -e "\033[32mBacking up \"$1\" to \"$bakfile\"."
+    echo -e "\033[0m"
+    mv $1 $bakfile
+  fi
+}
+
 echo
 echo -e "\033[32mCreating dotfile links in home dir."
 echo -e "\033[0m"
 
 VIMHOME=`pwd`"/vim"
 
-ln -s $VIMHOME      ~/.vim
-ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc  ~/.vimrc
+backup_file ~/.vim
+ln -s $VIMHOME ~/.vim
+
+backup_file ~/.vimrc
+ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc
+
+backup_file ~/.gvimrc
 ln -s ~/.vim/gvimrc ~/.gvimrc
 
-echo
-echo -e "\033[32mCreating ~/.vim_tmp: where vim is configured to store temporary files."
-echo -e "\033[0m"
 
-mkdir ~/.vim_tmp
+if [ ! -d ~/.vim_tmp ];
+then
+  echo
+  echo -e "\033[32mCreating ~/.vim_tmp: where vim is configured to store temporary files."
+  echo -e "\033[0m"
+  mkdir ~/.vim_tmp
+fi
+
+#end
 
 echo
 echo -e "\033[32mVim dotfiles installed!"