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+(setq custom-file "./custom")
+(setq display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
+(global-display-line-numbers-mode 1)
+(tool-bar-mode 0)
+(menu-bar-mode 0)
+(column-number-mode 1)
+(setq select-enable-clipboard t)
+
+(setq make-backup-files nil
+      auto-save-default nil)
+
+;; keys
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-c") 'comment-line)
+
+;; packages
+(require 'package)
+(setq package-archives
+      '(("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/")
+        ("gnu"   . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")))
+(package-initialize)
+(unless package-archive-contents (package-refresh-contents))
+
+;; install use-package if missing
+(unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
+  (package-install 'use-package))
+
+;; make use-package auto-install by default
+(setq use-package-always-ensure t)
+(require 'use-package)
+
+(setq evil-want-C-u-scroll t
+      evil-want-keybinding nil
+      evil-want-integration t
+      evil-undo-system 'undo-tree)
+
+(use-package undo-tree
+  :config
+  (global-undo-tree-mode))
+
+(use-package evil
+  :config
+  (evil-mode 1))
+
+(use-package evil-collection
+  ;; :after evil
+  :config
+  (evil-collection-init))
+
+(use-package zoom-window
+  :ensure t
+  :config
+  (setq zoom-window-mode-line-color "DarkGreen")
+  :bind ("C-x C-z" . zoom-window-zoom))
+
+(use-package doom-themes
+  :config
+  ;; Global settings (defaults)
+  (setq doom-themes-enable-bold t
+        doom-themes-enable-italic t)
+  (load-theme 'doom-laserwave t)
+  ;; Enable flashing mode-line on errors
+  (doom-themes-visual-bell-config)
+  ;; Corrects (and improves) org-mode's native fontification.
+  (doom-themes-org-config))
+