diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/autocmds.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/autocmds.lua
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+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/autocmds.lua
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+local cmd = vim.cmd
+local fn = vim.fn
+
+local vimrc = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("vimrc", { clear = true })
+
+local function autocmd(event, pattern, opts)
+  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(event,
+    vim.tbl_extend("keep", opts, {
+      group = vimrc,
+      pattern = pattern,
+    })
+  )
+end
+
+local function cb(func)
+  return { callback = function(_) func() end }
+end
+
+-- >> neovim specific
+-- Always start terminals in insert/terminal mode
+autocmd("TermOpen", "*", cb(cmd.startinsert))
+
+-- neovim's autoread doesn't do this by default.
+autocmd("FocusGained", "*", cb(cmd.checktime))
+
+-- >> autowriteall improvment
+-- Stopinsert on leave, or autowriteall doesn't work.
+autocmd({"WinLeave", "FocusLost"}, "*", { callback = function(_)
+  if not fn.pumvisible() then
+    fn.stopinsert()
+  end
+end })
+
+-- write all on leave
+autocmd("FocusLost", "*", cb(cmd.wa))
+
+
+-- >> auto mkpath on write
+autocmd("BufWritePre", "*", { callback = function(ctx)
+  if vim.bo[ctx.buf].buftype == "" 
+    and not string.match(ctx.file, "^[%w]+:")
+  then
+    fn.mkdir(fn.fnamemodify(ctx.file, ":p:h"), "p")
+  end
+end })
+
+-- >> auto session ?
+
+-- >> jump to last position on open
+autocmd("BufReadPost", "*", { callback = function(_)
+  local ft = vim.bo.filetype
+  if ft == "mail" or string.match(ft, "^git") or string.match(ft, "^hg") then
+    return ''
+  end
+
+  local lastpos = fn.line([['"]])
+  if lastpos >= 1 and lastpos <= fn.line("$") then
+    vim.cmd([[normal! g`"]])
+  end
+end })
+
+-- >> simple highlight conflict markers
+autocmd("BufReadPost", "*", { callback = function(_)
+  fn.matchadd("Error", [[^\([<>|]\)\{7} \@=\|^=\{7}$]])
+end })
+
+-- >> nicer quickfix
+autocmd("BufReadPost", "quickfix", { callback = function(ctx)
+  -- simplify noisy :ltag output
+  if string.match(vim.w.quickfix_title, "^ltag") then
+    fn.matchadd("Conceal", [[|\zs\^\\V\|\\$|.*]])
+  end
+
+  -- easy close
+  vim.keymap.set("n", "q", "<C-w>q", {buffer = true})
+end })