1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dot-backup.sh b/dot-backup.sh
index 0e22d70..f58c873 100755
--- a/dot-backup.sh
+++ b/dot-backup.sh
@@ -160,10 +160,20 @@ DOTFILES=(
     "/etc/bash_completion.d"
 )
 
-# Load external list if it exists, appending to built-in list
+# Use external list exclusively if it exists and is non-empty
+_has_external_list=false
 if [[ -f "$DOTFILES_LIST" ]]; then
     while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
         [[ "$line" =~ ^#.*$ || -z "$line" ]] && continue
+        _has_external_list=true
+        break
+    done < "$DOTFILES_LIST"
+fi
+
+if [[ "$_has_external_list" == true ]]; then
+    DOTFILES=()
+    while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
+        [[ "$line" =~ ^#.*$ || -z "$line" ]] && continue
         DOTFILES+=("$line")
     done < "$DOTFILES_LIST"
 fi