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diff --git a/.config/nvim/profiles/base_no_plugins.vim b/.config/nvim/profiles/base_no_plugins.vim
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+" vim: set foldmethod=marker foldlevel=1 nomodeline:
+" ================================================================================
+" .init.vim / .vimrc of Marty Oehme {{{
+" ================================================================================
+"
+" - stolen from many different sources including
+" Steve Losh
+" Junegunn Choi
+" Tim Pope
+
+" this config does not set nocompatible - neovim does this automatically
+" this config does not set filetype plugin - vim-sensible does this
+" }}}
+" PLUGIN INSTALLATION - handled by VIM-PLUG {{{
+" ================================================================================
+"
+" automatically install vim-plug if it does not exist
+" Note: this installs it in the neovim folder, not the vim folder
+if empty(glob('~/.local/share/nvim/site/autoload/plug.vim'))
+  silent !curl -fLo ~/.local/share/nvim/site/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs
+    \ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
+  autocmd VimEnter * PlugInstall --sync | source academia.vim | q
+endif
+
+" automatically install any missing plugins
+autocmd VimEnter *
+  \  if len(filter(values(g:plugs), '!isdirectory(v:val.dir)'))
+  \|   PlugInstall --sync | q
+  \| endif
+"
+" set truecolor (neovim)
+set termguicolors
+
+" sets tabs to be 2 characters, expanded into spaces, but still removable with
+" one press of backspace.
+" great explanation: http://vimcasts.org/transcripts/2/en/
+set tabstop=2
+set shiftwidth=2
+set softtabstop=2
+set expandtab
+
+" set cursor line highlighting, esp useful when using with bracket
+" highlighting and you don't know which side of the brace the cursor is on
+set cursorline
+
+" shows linenumbers relative to the one you are on, for easy movement and
+" dNUMBERd deletions
+set number relativenumber
+
+" keeps an undofile next to files so that you can even undo if vim is closed
+" in between
+set undofile
+
+" ignores case by default but will use case when search is specifically not
+" all lowercased
+set ignorecase
+set smartcase
+
+" whenever vim loses focus, save
+au FocusLost * :wa
+
+" disables showing us the current mode in the command line since airline takes
+" care of it
+set noshowmode
+
+" highlight everything that goes over 80 columns
+highlight ColorColumn ctermbg=magenta
+call matchadd('ColorColumn', '\%81v', 100)
+
+" set our leader key to space since with hjkl, space is largely useless
+let mapleader = "\<Space>"
+" maps the leader for buffer local mappings (e.g. vim-waikiki for files under
+" the root dir to the same key -- might lead to incompatibilities, will have
+" to test)
+let maplocalleader = "\<Space>"
+" set jk to escape, in case capslock is not mapped to escape on the system
+inoremap jk <ESC>
+
+" remove search highlights by pressing space+/ - the key for searching the
+" first place
+nnoremap <leader>/ :noh<cr>
+
+" quickly edit vimrc with leader+V
+nnoremap <leader>V :vsp academia.vim<cr>
+" automatically source the vimrc file whenever it is saved (causes slowdown
+" when done in MANY successions)
+" au BufWritePost init.vim so ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
+" source vimrc with keystroke combination
+nnoremap <leader>VV :source academia.vim<cr>
+
+
+" 'open new buffer' with leader-t (opens new buffer and switches to it)
+" open actual new tab with leader-T
+nnoremap <leader>t :vsp .<cr>
+nnoremap <leader>T :tabedit .<cr>
+
+" stronger versions of left,right - move all the way
+nnoremap H ^
+nnoremap L $
+
+" }}}
+" CUSTOMIZATION {{{
+
+" defines plugin directory
+" Install plugins from vim with :PlugInstall
+silent! if plug#begin('~/.local/share/nvim/plugged')
+Plug 'christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator'
+" automatically switch between relative and absolute numbers as buffers move
+" into / out of focus (requires number & relativenumber to be set)
+Plug 'jeffkreeftmeijer/vim-numbertoggle'
+Plug 'rakr/vim-one'
+
+call plug#end()
+endif
+
+" }}}
+colo one