diff --git a/apps/git/config b/apps/git/config
index 023cf5e..49f172b 100644
--- a/apps/git/config
+++ b/apps/git/config
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 	pf = push --force-with-lease
 	a = add -A
 	cnv = commit --no-verify
+	canv = commit --no-verify
 	c = commit
 
 [merge]
@@ -51,11 +52,14 @@
 
 [pager]
 	branch = false
-	diff = nvim -c 'silent %sm/\\e.\\{-}m//g' -c 'silent %s/^diff/\\r\\rdiff/' -c 'silent set ft=diff' -c 'silent setlocal nobuflisted buftype=nofile bufhidden=wipe noswapfile' -c 'goto 1' -
+	# remove ansi codes, pad each file's diff with newlines, show as diff, remove top padding
+	diff = vimpager -c 'silent %sm/\\e[^mK]*[mK]//g' -c 'silent %s/^diff/\\r\\rdiff/' -c 'silent set ft=diff' -c 'silent execute \"normal gg2dd\"'
 
 [url "git@github.com:postmates"]
 	insteadOf = https://github.com/postmates
+
 [commit]
 	gpgsign = true
+
 [gpg]
 	program = gpg2
diff --git a/apps/shell/fish/config.fish b/apps/shell/fish/config.fish
index bf0ec94..f095bfe 100755
--- a/apps/shell/fish/config.fish
+++ b/apps/shell/fish/config.fish
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ set -U BROWSER firefox-developer-edition
 set -U ERL_AFLAGS "-kernel shell_history enabled -kernel shell_history_file_bytes 1024000" # iex history
 
 # set our EDITOR to neovim if we've got it
-set -U EDITOR vim
+set -Ux EDITOR vim
 if has_command nvim
 	alias vim nvim
 	alias ovim 'command vim'
-	set -U EDITOR nvim
+	set -Ux EDITOR nvim
 end
 
 # load a per-device config last so anything can be overridden
diff --git a/bin/nf b/bin/nf
index 04fe516..6e007b5 100755
--- a/bin/nf
+++ b/bin/nf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-SUBDIR="${2:-}"
+SUBDIR="${2:-./}"
 mkdir -p "$NOTES_PATH/$SUBDIR"
 "$EDITOR" "$NOTES_PATH/$SUBDIR/$1"
diff --git a/bin/vimpager b/bin/vimpager
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f7af268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/vimpager
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+nvim \
+	-c 'silent setlocal nobuflisted buftype=nofile bufhidden=wipe noswapfile' \
+	"$@" \
+	-
diff --git a/bin/vman b/bin/vman
index 238809e..627f01a 100755
--- a/bin/vman
+++ b/bin/vman
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # `asmanviewer` variable, so launch vim that way when using vim as our man
 # page viewer
 
-vim --cmd "let asmanviewer=1" -c "SuperMan $*"
+"$EDITOR" --cmd "let asmanviewer=1" -c "SuperMan $*"
 [ "$?" != "0" ] && echo "No manual entry for $*" && exit 1