diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 2a00c0a..e5e1f1a 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -48,9 +48,42 @@ find -L "$SOURCE_DIR" -type f -name "*.md" -exec grep -q "publish: true" {} \; -
 
     # Check if the destination file already exists
     if [ -f "$dest_path" ]; then
-        echo "Skipped $markdown_file as it already exists in $dest_path" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+        # Compare the source and destination files
+        if cmp -s "$markdown_file" "$dest_path"; then
+            echo "Skipped $markdown_file as it already exists and has the same content in $dest_path" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+        else
+            # Replace the destination file with the source file
+            cp -p "$markdown_file" "$dest_path"
+            echo "Replaced $dest_path with $markdown_file" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+
+            # Extract and copy referenced images
+            grep -o '\!\[\[.*\]\]' "$markdown_file" | sed 's/\!\[\[\(.*\)\]\]/\1/' | while IFS= read -r image_ref; do
+                # Check if image_ref is a relative path
+                if [[ ! "$image_ref" =~ ^/ ]]; then
+                    image_ref="$SOURCE_DIR/$image_ref"
+                fi
+                
+                # Try to find the image recursively within SOURCE_DIR
+                image_path=$(find -L "$SOURCE_DIR" -type f -name "$(basename "$image_ref")" -print -quit)
+                
+                # Debugging: Print image_path
+                echo "Checking image_path: $image_path" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+                
+                if [ -f "$image_path" ]; then
+                    # Check if the image already exists in IMAGE_DIR
+                    if [ ! -f "$IMAGE_DIR/$(basename "$image_ref")" ]; then
+                        cp "$image_path" "$IMAGE_DIR/"
+                        echo "Copied image $image_ref to $IMAGE_DIR/" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+                    else
+                        echo "Skipped copying image $image_ref as it already exists in $IMAGE_DIR/" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+                    fi
+                else
+                    echo "Image reference $image_ref in $markdown_file does not exist." >> "$LOG_FILE"
+                fi
+            done
+        fi
     else
-        # Copy the Markdown file
+        # Copy the Markdown file since it doesn't exist in the destination
         cp -p "$markdown_file" "$dest_path"
         echo "Copied $markdown_file to $dest_path" >> "$LOG_FILE"
 
@@ -82,6 +115,7 @@ find -L "$SOURCE_DIR" -type f -name "*.md" -exec grep -q "publish: true" {} \; -
     fi
 done
 
+
 # Find Markdown files with "publish: false" and process them
 find -L "$SOURCE_DIR" -type f -name "*.md" -exec grep -q "publish: false" {} \; -exec grep -l "publish: false" {} + | while read -r markdown_file; do
     # Extract relative path from the source directory