diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+preserve() {
+  local SRC=$1
+  local DST=$2
+  test ! -f ${DST}/${SRC} && install -Dvcm644 -b ${SRC} -t ${DST}
+}
+
+uninstall() {
+    rm -vf ~/.local/bin/radion.sh
+    rm -vf ~/.local/bin/record-toggle.sh
+    rm -vrf ~/.cache/radion/png
+}
+
+case $1 in 
+  install)
+    preserve stations.txt ~/.cache/radion
+    preserve radion.conf ~/.config/radion 
+    install -Dvcm644 -b icecast-logger.lua -t ~/.config/mpv/scripts/
+    install -Dvcm755 -d ~/Music/radion/
+    install -Dvcm755 radion.sh ~/.local/bin/
+    install -Dvcm755 record-toggle.sh ~/.local/bin/
+    install -Dvcm644 png/* -t ~/.cache/radion/png
+    ;;
+  uninstall)
+    uninstall
+    ;;
+  purge)
+    uninstall
+    rm -vrf ~/.cache/radion
+    rm -vrf ~/.config/radion
+    ;;
+  *)
+    printf "USAGE: %s <command>\n" "$0"
+    printf "   install    installs radion\n"
+    printf "   uninstall  uninstalls the radion executables and assets\n"
+    printf "   purge      completely uninstalls radion, including all radion config files\n"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0