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+; Basic vim emulation
+
+(evil-mode t)
+(global-evil-tabs-mode 1)
+
+(evil-ex-define-cmd "Exp[lore]" 'dired-jump)
+(evil-ex-define-cmd "color[scheme]" 'customize-themes)
+
+(evil-define-key 'normal global-map
+  "\\\\w" 'evil-ace-jump-word-mode)
+
+(evil-define-key 'normal clojure-mode-map
+  "\M-q" 'paredit-reindent-defun
+  "gK" 'nrepl-src
+  "K"  'ac-nrepl-popup-doc)
+
+(setq evil-default-cursor '("#ffdd33"))
+
+;;; Uncomment these key-chord lines if you like that "remap 'jk' to ESC" trick.
+;; (key-chord-mode t)
+;; (key-chord-define evil-insert-state-map "jk" 'evil-normal-state)
+
+(provide 'init-evil)