diff --git a/users/blake/dots/lf/default.nix b/users/blake/dots/lf/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dba7469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/blake/dots/lf/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  config,
+  lib,
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  programs.lf = {
+
+    settings = {
+      mouse = true;
+      ignorecase = true;
+    };
+
+    keybindings = {
+      ad = "mkdir";
+      af = "mkfile";
+      ab = "mkbak";
+      ae = "extract";
+      aa = "archive";
+      gt = "cd ~/.local/share/Trash/files";
+    };
+
+    extraConfig = ''
+      set previewer ctpv
+      set cleaner ctpvclear
+      &ctpv -s $id
+      &ctpvquit $id
+      [ = "half-up";
+      ] = "half-down";
+      <delete> = "trash";
+      <s-delete> = "$trash restore";
+    '';
+
+    commands = {
+      extract = ''
+        extract %{{
+          set -f
+          case $f in
+              *.tar.bz|*.tar.bz2|*.tbz|*.tbz2) tar xjvf $f;;
+              *.tar.gz|*.tgz) tar xzvf $f;;
+              *.tar.xz|*.txz) tar xJvf $f;;
+              *.zip) unzip $f;;
+              *.rar) unrar x $f;;
+              *.7z) 7z x $f;;
+          esac
+        }}
+      '';
+
+      # move files to trash
+      trash = ''%IFS="$(printf '\n\t')"; trash put $fx'';
+      # make a directory
+      mkdir = ''
+        mkdir %{{
+          echo "enter directory name: " ; read dir
+          if [ -n "$dir" ]; then
+              mkdir -p "$dir" && echo "'$dir' created."
+          else
+              echo "no dir name provided"
+          fi
+        }}
+      '';
+      # make a file
+      mkfile = ''
+        cmd mkfile %{{
+          echo "enter file name: " ; read file
+          if [ -n "$file" ]; then
+              touch "$file" && echo "'$file' created."
+          else
+              echo "no file name provided"
+          fi
+        }}
+      '';
+      # make backup
+      mkbak = ''
+        mkbak %{{
+        for x in $fx; do
+          cp -r $x $x.bak
+        done
+        }}
+      '';
+    };
+
+
+  };
+}
diff --git a/users/blake/dots/neovim/default.nix b/users/blake/dots/neovim/default.nix
index ce461a4..f987cf1 100644
--- a/users/blake/dots/neovim/default.nix
+++ b/users/blake/dots/neovim/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         statusline.lualine.enable = true;
         telescope.enable = true;
         autocomplete.nvim-cmp.enable = true;
+        autopairs.nvim-autopairs.enable = true;
 
         keymaps = [
           # visual line movement (insert mode)
@@ -171,8 +172,8 @@
             enable = true;
             format = {
               enable = true;
-              #type = "alejandra";
-              type = "nixfmt";
+              type = "alejandra";
+              #type = "nixfmt";
             };
           };
 
diff --git a/users/blake/home.nix b/users/blake/home.nix
index 3aebc9d..c09b2c6 100644
--- a/users/blake/home.nix
+++ b/users/blake/home.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
   imports = [
     ./dots/neovim
+    ./dots/lf
   ];
 
   # general config
@@ -36,31 +37,6 @@
     recursive = true;
   };
 
-  # setup neovim
-  programs.neovim = {
-    enable = true;
-  };
-  # link dotfiles
-  xdg.configFile."nvim" = {
-    source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "/home/blake/.nix/users/blake/dotfiles/nvim";
-    recursive = true;
-  };
-
-  # setup lf
-  programs.lf = {
-    enable = false;
-  };
-  # link dotfiles
-  xdg.configFile."lf" = {
-    source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "/home/blake/.nix/users/blake/dotfiles/lf";
-    recursive = true;
-  };
-  xdg.configFile."ctpv" = {
-    source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink "/home/blake/.nix/users/blake/dotfiles/ctpv";
-    recursive = true;
-  };
-
-
   programs.gpg = {
     enable = true;
   };