SYSRESOURCES=/etc/X11/Xresources USERRESOURCES=$HOME/.Xresources if [ -f $SYSRESOURCES ]; then xrdb -merge $SYSRESOURCES fi if [ -f "$USERRESOURCES" ]; then xrdb -merge "$USERRESOURCES" else cp $SYSRESOURCES $USERRESOURCES && xrdb -merge "$USERRESOURCES" fi