diff --git a/dotdrop/action.py b/dotdrop/action.py
index e463f4d..51676cd 100644
--- a/dotdrop/action.py
+++ b/dotdrop/action.py
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ class Action:
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             self.log.warn('action interrupted')
 
+    def transform(self, arg0, arg1):
+        '''execute transformation with {0} and {1}
+        where {0} is the file to transform and
+        {1} is the result file'''
+        cmd = self.action.format(arg0, arg1)
+        self.log.sub('transforming with \"%s\"' % (cmd))
+        try:
+            subprocess.call(cmd, shell=True)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            self.log.warn('action interrupted')
+        return arg1
+
     def __str__(self):
         return 'key:%s -> \"%s\"' % (self.key, self.action)
 
diff --git a/dotdrop/config.py b/dotdrop/config.py
index 9d0d2ad..29a5c20 100644
--- a/dotdrop/config.py
+++ b/dotdrop/config.py
@@ -130,8 +130,13 @@ class Cfg:
             entries = v[self.key_dotfiles_trans] if \
                 self.key_dotfiles_trans in v else []
             trans = self._parse_actions(self.trans, entries)
-            self.dotfiles[k] = Dotfile(k, dst, src,
-                                       link=link, actions=actions
+            if len(trans) > 0 and link:
+                msg = 'transformations disabled for \"%s\"' % (dst)
+                msg += ' as link is True' % (dst)
+                self.log.warn(msg)
+                trans = []
+            self.dotfiles[k] = Dotfile(k, dst, src, link=link,
+                                       actions=actions,
                                        trans=trans)
 
         # assign dotfiles to each profile
diff --git a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
index 6840bcf..a506a22 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ def install(opts, conf):
         if hasattr(dotfile, 'link') and dotfile.link:
             r = inst.link(dotfile.src, dotfile.dst)
         else:
+            if dotfile.trans:
+                # TODO
+                tmp = get_tmpfile()
+                for trans in dotfile.trans:
+                    pass
             r = inst.install(t, opts['profile'], dotfile.src, dotfile.dst)
         if len(r) > 0 and len(dotfile.actions) > 0:
             # execute action
diff --git a/dotdrop/utils.py b/dotdrop/utils.py
index 45765d5..844a37c 100644
--- a/dotdrop/utils.py
+++ b/dotdrop/utils.py
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ def get_tmpdir():
     return tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='dotdrop-')
 
 
+def get_tmpfile():
+    return tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='dotdrop-')
+
+
 def remove(path):
     ''' Remove a file / directory / symlink '''
     if not os.path.exists(path):