diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38c92f5c9..306b28aa8 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ Thumbs.db
 /images/*
 /user/data/*
 !/user/data/index.html
-user/plugins/**/
-user/themes/**/
+user/plugins/error
+user/plugins/problems
+user/themes/antimatter
 
 # phpstorm
 .idea/*
diff --git a/bin/grav b/bin/grav
index 05be1573e..a0e6ea705 100755
--- a/bin/grav
+++ b/bin/grav
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ if (!file_exists(ROOT_DIR . 'index.php')) {
 
 $app = new Application('Grav CLI Application', '0.1.0');
 $app->addCommands(array(
+    new Grav\Console\InstallCommand(),
     new Grav\Console\SetupCommand(),
     new Grav\Console\CleanCommand(),
 ));
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Console/CleanCommand.php b/system/src/Grav/Console/CleanCommand.php
index 7b995562f..1eeae70f0 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Console/CleanCommand.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Console/CleanCommand.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class CleanCommand extends Command {
     protected function configure() {
         $this
         ->setName("clean")
-        ->setDescription("Handles cl chores for Grav")
+        ->setDescription("Handles cleaning chores for Grav")
         ->setHelp('The <info>clean</info> clean extraneous folders and data');
     }
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Console/InstallCommand.php b/system/src/Grav/Console/InstallCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b17960bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Console/InstallCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<?php
+namespace Grav\Console;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Formatter\OutputFormatterStyle;
+use \Symfony\Component\Yaml\Yaml;
+
+class InstallCommand extends Command {
+
+    protected $configuration;
+
+    protected function configure() {
+        $this
+        ->setName("install")
+        ->addOption(
+            'symlink',
+            's',
+            InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+            'Symlink the required bits'
+        )
+        ->setDescription("Handles cloning and symlinking for Grav")
+        ->setHelp('The <info>install</info> provides clone and symlink installation chores');
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+
+        $dependencies_file = ROOT_DIR . '/.dependencies';
+
+
+        // Create a red output option
+        $output->getFormatter()->setStyle('red', new OutputFormatterStyle('red'));
+        $output->getFormatter()->setStyle('cyan', new OutputFormatterStyle('cyan'));
+        $output->getFormatter()->setStyle('green', new OutputFormatterStyle('green'));
+        $output->getFormatter()->setStyle('magenta', new OutputFormatterStyle('magenta'));
+
+        if (is_file($dependencies_file)) {
+            $this->configuration = Yaml::parse($dependencies_file);
+
+            if (!$input->getOption('symlink')) {
+                $this->gitclone($output);
+            } else {
+                $this->symlink($output);
+            }
+        } else {
+            $output->writeln('<red>ERROR</red> Missing .dependencies file');
+        }
+
+
+
+
+    }
+
+    // loops over the array of paths and deletes the files/folders
+    private function gitclone($output)
+    {
+        $output->writeln('');
+        $output->writeln('<green>Cloning Bits</green>');
+        $output->writeln('============');
+        $output->writeln('');
+
+        exec('cd ' . ROOT_DIR);
+        foreach($this->configuration['git'] as $repo => $data) {
+            if (!file_exists($data['path'])) {
+                exec('git clone ' . $data['url'] . ' ' . $data['path']);
+                $output->writeln('<green>SUCCESS</green> cloned <magenta>' . $data['url'] . '</magenta> -> <cyan>' . $data['path'] . '</cyan>');
+                $output->writeln('');
+            } else {
+                $output->writeln('<red>' . $data['path'] . ' already exists, skipping...</red>');
+                $output->writeln('');
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    // loops over the array of paths and deletes the files/folders
+    private function symlink($output)
+    {
+        $output->writeln('');
+        $output->writeln('<green>Symlinking Bits</green>');
+        $output->writeln('===============');
+        $output->writeln('');
+
+        exec('cd ' . ROOT_DIR);
+        foreach($this->configuration['links'] as $repo => $data) {
+            if (!file_exists($data['path'])) {
+                $from = ROOT_DIR . $data['src'];
+                $to = ROOT_DIR . $data['path'];
+                symlink ($from, $to);
+                $output->writeln('<green>SUCCESS</green> symlinked <magenta>' . $data['src'] . '</magenta> -> <cyan>' . $data['path'] . '</cyan>');
+                $output->writeln('');
+            } else {
+                $output->writeln('<red>' . $data['path'] . ' already exists, skipping...</red>');
+                $output->writeln('');
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/user/plugins/error b/user/plugins/error
deleted file mode 120000
index 12a26ca75..000000000
--- a/user/plugins/error
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Users/rhuk/Projects/github/grav-plugin-error
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user/plugins/problems b/user/plugins/problems
deleted file mode 120000
index 45ce790a4..000000000
--- a/user/plugins/problems
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Users/rhuk/Projects/github/grav-plugin-problems
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user/themes/antimatter b/user/themes/antimatter
deleted file mode 120000
index 4360261fa..000000000
--- a/user/themes/antimatter
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Users/rhuk/Projects/github/grav-theme-antimatter
\ No newline at end of file