diff --git a/scripts/kbswitcher b/scripts/kbswitcher
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+fn="/tmp/kbswitcher.status"
+
+layout=""
+
+# first run the file won't exist
+if [ ! -f "$fn" ]; then
+    layout="dvorak"
+    echo "dvorak" > "$fn"
+else
+    case $(cat "$fn") in
+        us)
+            echo "dvorak" > "$fn"
+            layout="dvorak"
+        ;;
+        dvorak)
+            echo "us" > "$fn"
+            layout="us"
+        ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+setxkbmap -layout "$layout" -option ctrl:nocaps