diff --git a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/bspwm/start.sh b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/bspwm/start.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 446564c..621ceaf
--- a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/bspwm/start.sh
+++ b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/bspwm/start.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-cat "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/sxhkdrc" "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/bspwm/sxhkdrc" >"$HOME/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc"
+. "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/merge_xinitrc.sh"
+. "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/merge_sxhkdrc.sh"
 startx
diff --git a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/ctwm/start.sh b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/ctwm/start.sh
index 5c0fbf4..9cdb9b4 100755
--- a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/ctwm/start.sh
+++ b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/ctwm/start.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-cat "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/sxhkdrc" >"$HOME/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc"
+. "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/merge_xinitrc.sh"
+. "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/default_sxhkdrc.sh"
 startx
diff --git a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/default_sxhkdrc.sh b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/default_sxhkdrc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..67a4866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/default_sxhkdrc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cp "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/sxhkdrc" "$HOME/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc"
diff --git a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/default_xinitrc.sh b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/default_xinitrc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1e49eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/default_xinitrc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cp "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/.xinitrc" "$HOME/.xinitrc"
diff --git a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/i3wm/start.sh b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/i3wm/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51d504d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/i3wm/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+. "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/merge_xinitrc.sh"
+. "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/merge_sxhkdrc.sh"
diff --git a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/merge_sxhkdrc.sh b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/merge_sxhkdrc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0d82330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/merge_sxhkdrc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cat "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/sxhkdrc" "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/$WM/sxhkdrc" \
+	>"$HOME/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc"
diff --git a/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/merge_xinitrc.sh b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/merge_xinitrc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6f8e4ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles-old/.config/displaym/merge_xinitrc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cat "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/.xinitrc" "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/$WM/.xinitrc" >"$HOME/.xinitrc"
diff --git a/dotfiles-old/bin/displaym b/dotfiles-old/bin/displaym
deleted file mode 100755
index bd28248..0000000
--- a/dotfiles-old/bin/displaym
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -ex
-
-usage() {
-	set +x
-	printf "\
-Usage:
-	%s start [window manager]\n" "$argv0" >>/dev/stderr
-	exit 1
-}
-
-[ -n "$1" ] || usage
-
-# assumption: $HOME contains the path to the user's home directory
-
-DISPLAYM_CONFIG="$HOME/.config/displaym"; export DISPLAYM_CONFIG
-[ -d "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG" ] || mkdir -p "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG"
-
-case "$1" in
-	(start)
-		WM="$2"; export WM
-		cat "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/.xinitrc" "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/$WM/.xinitrc" >"$HOME/.xinitrc"
-		sh "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/$WM/start.sh"
-		;;
-	(stop)
-		sh "$DISPLAYM_CONFIG/$WM/stop.sh"
-		pkill "$WM"
-		;;
-	(*) usage ;;
-esac
-