diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fd6aa00..3c0de5d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -79,42 +79,24 @@ Installation
 Auto Installation
 -----------------
 
-run:: 
+run::
 
- ./install.sh 
+ ./install.sh [ --local ] [ --zsh ]
 
-or::
- 
- ./install.zsh
+and follow on screen instructions.
 
-depending on your shell.
-Enter your root password if it asks. 
+Use --local to install into current user's home directory.
 
-Add the line::
-
- source /etc/profile
-
-to ``~/.bashrc`` or ``~/.zshrc`` if it isn't already there. 
+Use --zsh to install for Z shell.
 
 Troubleshoot
 ------------
 
 If the script fails, you may need to do::
 
- chmod +x install.(z)sh
+ chmod +x install.sh
 
-before the first step. 
-
-
-Manual installation of autojump is very simple: copy
-
-- autojump to /usr/bin,
-- autojump.sh to /etc/profile.d,
-- autojump.1 to /usr/share/man/man1.
-
-Make sure to source ``/etc/profile`` in your ``.bashrc`` or ``.zshrc`` ::
-
- source /etc/profile
+before the first step.
 
 Packaging
 =========
@@ -126,7 +108,7 @@ For now gcarrier and I have packaged autojump for Arch Linux. It is available in
 Autojump is now officially a part of Debian Sid, thanks to Tanguy Ortolo’s work (for policy reasons, it requires manual activation after installing, see /usr/share/doc/autojump/README.Debian). To install, type::
 
  apt-get install autojump
- 
+
 Autojump is also available on the OSX Homebrew package manager::
 
  brew install autojump
@@ -136,24 +118,10 @@ Autojump is also packaged for a number of other distros. Check the wiki for an u
 Uninstallation
 ==============
 
-To completely remove autojump you should remove these files:
+run::
 
-``/etc/profile.d/autojump.bash``
+ ./uninstall.sh
 
-``/etc/profile.d/autojump.sh``
-
-``/etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh``
-
-``/usr/bin/autojump``
-
-``/usr/bin/jumpapplet``
-
-``/usr/share/autojump/icon.png``
-
-``/usr/share/autojump/``
-
-``/usr/share/man/man1/autojump.1``
-
-Remove any mention of autojump in your ``.bashrc`` or ``.zshrc``, then in currently running shells do:``source /etc/profile``.
+and follow on screen instructions.
 
 If you keep getting ``autojump: command not found`` at the Bash prompt, do:``unset PROMPT_COMMAND``. You can also restart your shell.
diff --git a/autojump.bash b/autojump.bash
index 237b755..914c374 100644
--- a/autojump.bash
+++ b/autojump.bash
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #along with autojump.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #This shell snippet sets the prompt command and the necessary aliases
-_autojump() 
+_autojump()
 {
         local cur
         cur=${COMP_WORDS[*]:1}
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ EOF
 }
 complete -F _autojump j
 
-_autojump_files() 
+_autojump_files()
 {
-    if [[ ${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]} == *__* ]]
-    then
+    if [[ ${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]} == *__* ]]; then
         local cur
         #cur=${COMP_WORDS[*]:1}
         cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}
@@ -48,21 +47,24 @@ EOF
 complete -o default -o bashdefault -F _autojump_files cp mv meld diff kdiff3
 
 #determine the data directory according to the XDG Base Directory Specification
-if [ -n "$XDG_DATA_HOME" ]
-then
+if [ -n "$XDG_DATA_HOME" ]; then
     export AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/autojump"
 else
     export AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR=~/.local/share/autojump
 fi
 
-if [ ! -e "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}" ]
-then
+if [ ! -e "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}" ]; then
     mkdir -p "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}"
     mv ~/.autojump_py "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}/autojump_py" 2>>/dev/null #migration
     mv ~/.autojump_py.bak "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}/autojump_py.bak" 2>>/dev/null
     mv ~/.autojump_errors "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}/autojump_errors" 2>>/dev/null
 fi
 
+# set paths if necessary for local installations
+if [ -d ~/.autojump/ ]; then
+    export PATH=~/.autojump/bin:"${PATH}"
+fi
+
 export AUTOJUMP_HOME=${HOME}
 AUTOJUMP='{ [[ "$AUTOJUMP_HOME" == "$HOME" ]] && (autojump -a "$(pwd -P)"&)>/dev/null 2>>"${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}/.autojump_errors";} 2>/dev/null'
 
diff --git a/autojump.sh b/autojump.sh
index dab18b9..6f56b68 100644
--- a/autojump.sh
+++ b/autojump.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@
 #You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #along with autojump.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 if [ "$BASH_VERSION" ] && [ -n "$PS1" ] && echo $SHELLOPTS | grep -v posix >>/dev/null; then
-	. /etc/profile.d/autojump.bash
+    if [ -f ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.bash ]; then
+        source ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.bash
+    elif [ -f /etc/profile.d/autojump.bash ]; then
+        source /etc/profile.d/autojump.bash
+    fi
 elif [ "$ZSH_VERSION" ] && [ -n "$PS1" ]; then
-    . /etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh
+    if [ -f ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh ]; then
+        source ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh
+    elif [ -f /etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh ]; then
+        source /etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh
+    fi
 fi
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index c94bb9f..eabe7f3 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function add_msg {
     if [ "${1}" == "global" ]; then
         echo -e "\tsource /etc/profile.d/autojump.${2}"
     elif [ "${1}" == "local" ]; then
-        echo -e "\tsource ~/etc/profile.d/autojump.${2}"
+        echo -e "\tsource ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.${2}"
     fi
 
     echo
diff --git a/uninstall.sh b/uninstall.sh
index bfe4b15..79301f0 100755
--- a/uninstall.sh
+++ b/uninstall.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function remove_msg {
     if [ "${1}" == "global" ]; then
         echo -e "\tsource /etc/profile.d/autojump.${2}"
     elif [ "${1}" == "local" ]; then
-        echo -e "\tsource ~/etc/profile.d/autojump.${2}"
+        echo -e "\tsource ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.${2}"
     fi
     echo
 }