diff --git a/devel/export-dt-linux.lua b/devel/export-dt-linux.lua
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+-- uses the dwarf therapist export script to generate a layout in the right directory under linux
+
+dfhack.run_command('export-dt-ini')
+
+local home = os.getenv("HOME")
+local vstring = dfhack.getDFVersion()
+local platform = vstring:match("(%S+)%s*$")
+local filename = (string.sub(vstring, 1, 8) .. "-" .. platform .. "_linux64.ini")
+
+local src = assert(io.open("therapist.ini", "r"))
+local dest = assert(io.open(home .. "/.local/share/dwarftherapist/memory_layouts/linux/" .. filename , "w"))
+
+dest:write(src:read("*all"))
+src:close()
+dest:close()
+
+os.remove("therapist.ini")
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