_: {
  programs.nixvim.opts = {
    lazyredraw = true;
    startofline = true;
    showmatch = true;

    belloff = "all";
    showcmd = true;
    mouse = "a";
    modeline = true;
    wrap = false;
    spell = false;


    # don't change the directory when a file is opened
    # to work more like an IDE
    autochdir = false;

    autoindent = true;
    smartindent = true;
    smarttab = true;

    backspace = [ "indent" "eol" "start" ];

    list = true;
    undofile = true;
    undodir = "/home/jonathan/.vimdid";

    tabstop = 4;
    softtabstop = 4;
    shiftwidth = 4;
    expandtab = true;

    # relative line numbers except the current line
    number = true;
    relativenumber = true;

    # show (usually) hidden characters
    listchars = {
      nbsp = "¬";
      extends = "»";
      precedes = "«";
      trail = "·";
      tab = ">-";
    };

    # highlight current line
    cursorline = true;

    # clipboard == system clipboard
    clipboard = "unnamedplus";
  };
}