diff --git a/local/bin/t2-cortile b/local/bin/t2-cortile
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# t2-cortile - tint2 executor to assist with cortile tiling manager
+# quick and dirty currently for demo purposes only
+
+CORTILE_CFG="$HOME/.config/cortile/config.toml"
+IMG_DIR="$HOME/.config/cortile/tint2-cortile"
+
+
+sendkey(){
+	read KEYS<<< $(grep "^${1}.*=.*$" $CORTILE_CFG | cut -d'"' -f2)
+	XDOTOOL_KEYS=${KEYS//-/+}
+	XDOTOOL_KEYS=${XDOTOOL_KEYS/Control/ctrl}
+	XDOTOOL_KEYS=${XDOTOOL_KEYS/Super_L/super}
+	XDOTOOL_KEYS=${XDOTOOL_KEYS/Space/space}
+	XDOTOOL_KEYS=${XDOTOOL_KEYS/KP_4/KP_Left}
+	XDOTOOL_KEYS=${XDOTOOL_KEYS/KP_6/KP_Right}
+	XDOTOOL_KEYS=${XDOTOOL_KEYS/KP_8/KP_Up}
+	XDOTOOL_KEYS=${XDOTOOL_KEYS/KP_2/KP_Down}
+	#notify-send.sh "$1" "$KEYS \n$XDOTOOL_KEYS"
+	xdotool key ${XDOTOOL_KEYS}
+}
+
+is_tiled(){
+	grep workspace-$(xdotool get_desktop) /tmp/cortile.log |tail -n 1 |grep Tile >/dev/null
+}
+is_fullscreen(){
+	grep workspace-$(xdotool get_desktop) /tmp/cortile.log |tail -n 1 |grep fullscreen >/dev/null
+}
+get_current_layout(){
+	layout=$(grep workspace-$(xdotool get_desktop) /tmp/cortile.log |tail -n 1| cut -d' ' -f6)
+	case "$layout" in
+	vertical-right) echo ${IMG_DIR}/vertical-right.png;;
+	vertical-left) echo ${IMG_DIR}/vertical-left.png;;
+	horizontal-top) echo ${IMG_DIR}/horizontal-top.png;;
+	horizontal-bottom) echo ${IMG_DIR}/horizontal-bottom.png;;
+	fullscreen) echo ${IMG_DIR}/fullscreen.png;;
+	esac
+}
+main(){
+if pgrep -x cortile >/dev/null ;then
+if is_tiled ;then
+	get_current_layout
+	else
+	echo "${IMG_DIR}/untiled.png"
+	fi
+fi
+}
+
+left(){
+if is_tiled ;then
+	if is_fullscreen ;then
+	sendkey untile
+	else
+	sendkey layout_cycle
+	fi
+else
+	sendkey tile
+	sendkey layout_vertical_left
+fi
+}
+middle(){
+if is_tiled ;then
+	sendkey untile
+else
+	sendkey tile
+fi
+}
+right(){
+if is_tiled ;then
+	sendkey untile
+else
+	sendkey tile
+fi
+}
+up(){
+if is_tiled; then
+	if is_fullscreen ;then
+		sendkey window_previous
+	else
+		sendkey proportion_increase
+	fi
+else
+xdotool set_desktop --relative 1
+fi
+}
+down(){	
+if is_tiled; then
+	if is_fullscreen ;then
+		sendkey window_next
+	else	
+		sendkey proportion_decrease
+	fi
+else
+xdotool set_desktop --relative -- -1
+fi	
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	left)left;;
+	right)right;;
+	middle)middle;;
+	up)up;;
+	down)down;;
+	*)main;;
+esac