diff --git a/editor/nvim/config/init.vim b/editor/nvim/config/init.vim
index 45f401f..2f5aee6 100644
--- a/editor/nvim/config/init.vim
+++ b/editor/nvim/config/init.vim
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ call plug#begin('~/.config/nvim/bundle')
 " let plugin manager manage itself
 Plug 'junegunn/vim-plug'
 
+
 " plugins
 
+Plug 'tpope/vim-obsession' " session ease-of-use
+Plug 'dhruvasagar/vim-prosession' " more session ease-of-use
+let g:prosession_dir = '~/.config/nvim/session/'
 Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline' " statusline
 " let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 0
 let g:airline#extensions#tabline#enabled = 1 " automatically displays all buffers when there's only one tab open
diff --git a/env/sh/bashrc b/env/sh/bashrc
index 7a454c1..3079386 100644
--- a/env/sh/bashrc
+++ b/env/sh/bashrc
@@ -170,5 +170,7 @@ if [ -t 0 ]; then
 		. "$HOME/.bashrc_env"
 	fi
 
-	cd "$HOME/.."
+	if [ "$PWD" = "$HOME" ]; then
+		cd "$HOME/.."
+	fi
 fi
diff --git a/env/sh/tmux.conf b/env/sh/tmux.conf
index 0dd920d..abeea8a 100644
--- a/env/sh/tmux.conf
+++ b/env/sh/tmux.conf
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ bind-key s send-prefix
 # statusbar on bottom
 set-option -g status-position bottom
 
+# honestly not sure
 set -g escape-time 10
 setw -g monitor-activity on
 
+# hide tmux status bar by default (prefix H toggles)
 set -g status off
 
 bind-key W resize-pane -x 100
@@ -18,23 +20,24 @@ bind-key v split-window -h
 bind-key b split-window
 
 # iterating
-bind-key H set status
 bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
 
+# toggle status bar
+bind-key H set status
+
 # vim copying
 setw -g mode-keys vi
 bind-key -t vi-copy 'v' begin-selection
 bind-key -t vi-copy 'y' copy-selection
 
+# 1-based indexing for keystroke simplicity
 set -g base-index 1
 set -g pane-base-index 1
 
-# use tmux-resurrect to manage saving/restoring sessions
-set -g @resurrect-save 'S'
-set -g @resurrect-restore 'R'
-
+# custom predefined layouts
 bind M-l source-file ~/.tmux/layouts/dev.tmux
 
+# mimic pane switching in and out of vim
 is_vim='echo "#{pane_current_command}" | grep -iqE "(^|\/)g?(view|n?vim?)(diff)?$"'
 bind -n C-h if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-h" "select-pane -L"
 bind -n C-j if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-j" "select-pane -D"
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ bind -n C-k if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-k" "select-pane -U"
 bind -n C-l if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-l" "select-pane -R"
 bind -n C-\ if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-\\" "select-pane -l"
 
-# present a menu of URLs to open from the visible pane. sweet.
+# present a menu of urls to open from the visible pane
 bind-key u capture-pane \;\
     save-buffer /tmp/tmux-buffer \;\
     split-window -l 10 "urlview /tmp/tmux-buffer"
@@ -52,10 +55,15 @@ set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum'
-set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-yank'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sessionist'
 
-# initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
+# plugin options
+
+# enable continuum
+set -g @continuum-restore 'on'
+
+# initialize tmux plugin manager
 run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
 
diff --git a/misc/git/gitconfig b/misc/git/gitconfig
index 8d7ba4f..24aa4a3 100644
--- a/misc/git/gitconfig
+++ b/misc/git/gitconfig
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 	name = Daniel Flanagan
 	email = daniel@lytedev.io
 
+[core]
+	editor = nvim
diff --git a/os/arch_linux/utils.bash b/os/arch_linux/utils.bash
index 235e393..d86bdae 100755
--- a/os/arch_linux/utils.bash
+++ b/os/arch_linux/utils.bash
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ pacaur -S \
 	mutt procmail msmtp \
 	ncmpcpp mpd \
 	rsync \
+	samba \
+	thunar-shares-plugin \
+	nmap \
 	--noconfirm --noedit
 
 # sudo ln -s /usr/bin/google-chrome-unstable /usr/bin/chrome