diff --git a/hg2git.cf b/hg2git.cf
index 15351b1..ff7f540 100644
--- a/hg2git.cf
+++ b/hg2git.cf
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 git clone --depth=1 --branch=master https://github.com/frej/fast-export.git <fast-export>
 curl "http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/madgag/bfg/1.12.15/bfg-1.12.15.jar" -o <bfg-repo-cleaner>/bfg.jar
 cp {authors.py,users.csv} <authors>
-mkdir <target> 
+mkdir <git-target> 
 
-# TO CREATE A GIT REPO AT <target> FROM <source>
-cd <source>
-hg log | grep user: | sort | uniq | sed "s/user: *//" > <target>/authors.txt
-cd <target>
+# TO CREATE A GIT REPO AT <git-target> FROM <hg-source>
+cd <hg-source>
+hg log | grep user: | sort | uniq | sed "s/user: *//" > <git-target>/authors.txt
+cd <git-target>
 python <authors>/authors.py
 cp <fast-export>/* .
 git init
 git config core.ignoreCase false
-sh hg-fast-export.sh -r <source> --force -A reformatted-authors.txt
+./hg-fast-export.sh -r <hg-source> --force -A reformatted-authors.txt
 git config --bool core.bare true
 
 # WARNING !!!
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ git config --bool core.bare true
 
 # TO CLEAN UP LARGE FILES
 git gc
-java -jar <bfg-repo-cleaner>/bfg.jar --strip-blobs-bigger-than <size> <target> # <size> == ~40M
+java -jar <bfg-repo-cleaner>/bfg.jar --strip-blobs-bigger-than <size> <git-target> # <size> == ~40M
 git reflog expire --expire=now --all
 git gc --prune=now --aggressive
 
 # TO DELETE ALL CLOSED BRANCHES
-cd <source>
-hg heads --closed --template "{branch}\n" | tr " " "_" | sort > <target>/all.log
-hg heads          --template "{branch}\n" | tr " " "_" | sort > <target>/open.log
-cd <target>
+cd <hg-source>
+hg heads --closed --template "{branch}\n" | tr " " "_" | sort > <git-target>/all.log
+hg heads          --template "{branch}\n" | tr " " "_" | sort > <git-target>/open.log
+cd <git-target>
 comm -2 -3 all.log open.log > closed.log
 for branch in `cat closed.log`; do git tag "closed/$branch" $branch; git branch -df $branch; done
 
@@ -43,19 +43,25 @@ for file in `cat hgignore-files.log`; do
     sed -i.bak "s/syntax:/#syntax:/; s/^\^//; s/\$$//; s/\\\w\+/*/; s/\\\\\//\//g" $newfile; # optional
 done
 cat gitignore-files.log | xargs git add
-git clean -df && git commit -m "Added gitignore files" && git push 
+git clean -df && git commit -m "Added gitignore files" 
+
+# CLEANUP
+rm -rfi * # removes everything except dotfiles!!! 
 
 # OTHER TASKS
 * cloning non-bare mirror repo with all branches:
-    git clone --mirror <target> <target-clone>/.git
-    cd <target-clone>
+    git clone --mirror <git-target> <git-target-clone>/.git
+    cd <git-target-clone>
     git config --local --bool core.bare false
     git checkout master
 * cloning repo with a specific <branch>:
-    git clone -b <branch> --single-branch <target> <target-clone>
+    git clone -b <branch> --single-branch <git-target> <git-target-clone>
 * serving git repo
     git daemon --base-path=. --export-all --reuseaddr --informative-errors --verbose
     * URL: git://10.0.33.167/
 * convert bare repo to non-bare
-    git config --bool core.bare true
+    git config --bool core.bare false 
     git checkout master -f
+
+# NOTES
+rm -rf com.visiercorp.vserver-git-bfg && git clone --mirror com.visiercorp.vserver-git com.visiercorp.vserver-git-bfg/.git && cd com.visiercorp.vserver-git-bfg && git gc && java -jar ../hg-git-migration/bfg.jar --strip-blobs-bigger-than 40M . && git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now --aggressive
diff --git a/hg2git.sh b/hg2git.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..db9f5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hg2git.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+unset source
+unset target
+unset authors
+unset fast_export
+
+source=$1
+target=$2
+authors=$3
+fast_export=$4
+
+if [[ -z $source ]] || [[ -z $target ]] || [[ -z $authors ]] || [[ -z $fast_export ]]; then
+    echo "Some paths have not been set. Please provide all of the following: <source> <target> <authors> <fast_export>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Downloading hg-fast-export..."
+rm -rf $fast_export
+git clone --depth=1 --branch=master https://github.com/frej/fast-export.git $fast_export
+
+echo "Copying authors.py and users.csv..."
+mkdir -p $authors && cp {authors.py,users.csv} $authors
+
+echo "Creating a list of authors from existing repository users..."
+mkdir -p $target
+cd $source
+hg log | grep user: | sort | uniq | sed "s/user: *//" > $target/authors.txt
+cd $target
+python $authors/authors.py
+
+echo "Starting export with hg-fast-export..."
+cp $fast_export/* .
+git init
+git config core.ignoreCase false
+./hg-fast-export.sh -r $source --force -A reformatted-authors.txt
+git config --bool core.bare true
+
+echo "All done! If you want to update this Git repository from the Hg repository, DO NOT DELETE ANY FILES FROM $target!!"
+echo "To update this Git repository, run the hg2git_update.sh script."
+echo "If you are absolutely sure you won't need to update this Git repository again, run the hg2git_clean.sh script to clean everything up."
+echo "This script will strip large files, tag and delete closed branches, create .gitignore files, and delete temporary files."
diff --git a/hg2git_clean.sh b/hg2git_clean.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3c21b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hg2git_clean.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+unset source
+unset target
+unset bfg_cleaner
+
+source=$1
+target=$2
+bfg_cleaner=$3
+
+if [[ -z $source ]] || [[ -z $target ]] || [[ -z $bfg_cleaner ]]; then
+    echo "Some paths have not been set. Please provide all of the following: <source> <target> <bfg_cleaner>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Stripping out large files with BFG Repo-Cleaner..."
+mkdir -p $bfg_cleaner
+curl "http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/madgag/bfg/1.12.15/bfg-1.12.15.jar" -o $bfg_cleaner/bfg.jar
+java -jar $bfg_cleaner/bfg.jar --strip-blobs-bigger-than 40M $target
+git reflog expire --expire=now --all
+git gc --prune=now --aggressive
+
+echo "Tagging and deleting closed branches..."
+cd $source
+hg heads --closed --template "{branch}\n" | tr " " "_" | sort > $target/all.log
+hg heads          --template "{branch}\n" | tr " " "_" | sort > $target/open.log
+cd $target
+comm -2 -3 all.log open.log > closed.log
+for branch in `cat closed.log`; do git tag "closed/$branch" $branch; git branch -df $branch; done
+
+# TODO: Loop this for each open branch
+echo "Creating .gitignore files from .hgignore files..."
+find . -name ".hgignore" > hgignore-files.log
+touch gitignore-files.log
+for file in `cat hgignore-files.log`; do
+    newfile=${file/hgignore/gitignore};
+    echo $newfile >> gitignore-files.log
+    cp $file $newfile;
+    sed -i.bak "s/syntax:/#syntax:/; s/^\^//; s/\$$//; s/\\\w\+/*/; s/\\\\\//\//g" $newfile;
+done
+
+echo "All done! This Git repository is now ready to be pushed after the .gitignore files have been committed to the desired branches."
diff --git a/hg2git_update.sh b/hg2git_update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9257acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hg2git_update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+unset source
+unset target
+source=$1
+target=$2
+
+if [[ -z $source ]] || [[ -z $target ]]; then
+    echo "Please provide the paths to the original Hg repository and the Git repository you wish to update!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd $target
+./hg-fast-export.sh -r $source --force -A reformatted-authors.txt