diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
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index 0000000..aba1649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Check if zsh is installed
+if command -v zsh > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # If zsh exists, replace the current bash shell with zsh
+    # The '-l' flag ensures zsh runs as a login shell
+    exec zsh -l
+else
+    # If zsh is NOT found, load the standard bashrc configuration
+    if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
+        source ~/.bashrc
+    fi
+fi
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