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+## keybinds
+define-command -docstring "save and quit" x "write-all; quit"
+
+## visual
+# colorscheme
+colorscheme palenight
+
+# scrolling & wrapping
+set-option global scrolloff 1,3
+add-highlighter global/ wrap -word -indent
+
+# tabs
+set-option global tabstop 4
+set-option global indentwidth 4
+
+# statusbar
+set-option global ui_options ncurses_status_on_top=true
+
+# line numbers
+add-highlighter global/ number-lines -hlcursor
+
+# trailing whitespace
+add-highlighter global/ regex \h+$ 0:Error
+
+# clipboard shit
+map -docstring "yank the selection into the clipboard" global user y "<a-|>xclip -sel clipboard<ret>"
+map -docstring "paste the clipboard" global user p  "<a-!>xclip -sel clipboard -o<ret>"