diff --git a/scripts/merge.sh b/scripts/merge.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3963460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/merge.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+# author:	Daniel Sommer <daniel.sommer@velvettear.de>
+# license:	MIT
+
+# merge files from two folders and cleanup the source
+
+# get and check variables
+[[ -z "$1" ]] && printf "error: no source directory specified!\n" >&2 && exit 1
+[[ -z "$2" ]] && printf "error: no destination directory specified!\n" >&2 && exit 1
+source="$(realpath $1)"
+destination="$(realpath $2)"
+
+[[ ! -d "$source" ]] && printf "error: source '"$source"' is not a valid or existing directory!\n" >&2 && exit 1
+[[ ! -d "$destination" ]] && printf "error: destination '"$destination"' is not a valid or existing directory!\n" >&2 && exit 1
+
+printf ">> merging directory '"$source"' into '"$destination"' with rsync...\n"
+
+rsync -avh --remove-source-files --progress "$source/" "$destination"
+find "$source" -mindepth 1 -type d -empty -delete
+
+printf ">> merge finished after "$SECONDS" seconds!\n"
diff --git a/zsh/zprofile b/zsh/zprofile
index a00476f..8363c23 100755
--- a/zsh/zprofile
+++ b/zsh/zprofile
@@ -69,3 +69,4 @@ alias vim="nvim"
 
 # scripts
 alias update="sudo $VELVETTEAR_DOTS/scripts/update.sh"
+alias merge="$VELVETTEAR_DOTS/scripts/merge.sh"