diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index a8b90d9..acadf7e 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
-# This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
-# exists.
-# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples.
-# the files are located in the bash-doc package.
+export VISUAL=vim
+export EDITOR=vim
+export PAGER=less
+export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox
 
-# the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask
-# for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package.
-#umask 022
-VISUAL=vim
-EDITOR=vim
 
 SSH_ENV="$HOME/.ssh/environment"
 function start_agent {
@@ -37,5 +31,4 @@ if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# set PATH so it includes user's private bin directories
 PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/.bin/:$HOME/dotfiles/scripts/:$PATH"
diff --git a/tmux/.tmux.conf b/tmux/.tmux.conf
index 7d1038a..710cf8f 100644
--- a/tmux/.tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux/.tmux.conf
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ bind - split-window -v
 unbind '"'
 unbind %
 
-set -g default-command "/bin/bash"
-
 # reload config file (change file location to your the tmux.conf you want to use)
 bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
 
diff --git a/vim/.netrwhist b/vim/.netrwhist
index 76bdb89..fdacd7b 100644
--- a/vim/.netrwhist
+++ b/vim/.netrwhist
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 let g:netrw_dirhistmax  =10
-let g:netrw_dirhist_cnt =2
+let g:netrw_dirhist_cnt =9
 let g:netrw_dirhist_1='/home/platvoeten/dotfiles/vim/ftplugin'
 let g:netrw_dirhist_2='/home/platvoeten'
+let g:netrw_dirhist_3='/home/platvoeten/dotfiles/vim/colors'
+let g:netrw_dirhist_4='/home/platvoeten'
+let g:netrw_dirhist_5='/home/platvoeten/dotfiles/vim/colors'
+let g:netrw_dirhist_6='/home/platvoeten'
+let g:netrw_dirhist_7='/home/platvoeten/OMX_GUI'
+let g:netrw_dirhist_8='/home/platvoeten/OMX_GUI/templates'
+let g:netrw_dirhist_9='/home/platvoeten/OMX_GUI'
diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index 20b6111..0043766 100755
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ set autoindent
 " fix different locale settings when ssh'ing
 set encoding=utf-8
 
+" replace vertical split pipe character with space
+set fillchars+=vert:\ 
+
 " syntax on
 syntax on
 
@@ -31,9 +34,6 @@ set t_ut=
 " colorscheme
 colorscheme despacio
 
-" automatically source vimrc on save.
-autocmd! bufwritepost $MYVIMRC source $MYVIMRC
-
 " line numbers
 set number
 
@@ -64,26 +64,6 @@ highlight CursorLine cterm=none
 set laststatus=2
 set statusline=\ %F\ %m%r%w\ %=\ %{hostname()}\ \ \ %{strlen(&ft)?&ft:'none'}\ %{(&bomb?\",BOM\":\"\")}\ %{&ff}\ \ %l/%L\ \ %c\ %P
 
-" netrw options
-function! ToggleVExplorer()
-  if exists("t:expl_buf_num")
-      let expl_win_num = bufwinnr(t:expl_buf_num)
-      if expl_win_num != -1
-          let cur_win_nr = winnr()
-          exec expl_win_num . 'wincmd w'
-          close
-          exec cur_win_nr . 'wincmd w'
-          unlet t:expl_buf_num
-      else
-          unlet t:expl_buf_num
-      endif
-  else
-      exec '1wincmd w'
-      Vexplore
-      let t:expl_buf_num = bufnr("%")
-  endif
-endfunction
-
 " netrw settings
 let g:netrw_banner = 0
 let g:netrw_winsize = -30
@@ -107,7 +87,7 @@ set pastetoggle=<F2>
 map <F5> :e <CR>
 
 " open netrw browser
-map <silent> <C-E> :call ToggleVExplorer()<CR>
+map <silent> <C-E> :Lexplore <CR>
 
 " tab for completion
 inoremap <Tab> <C-R>=Tab_Or_Complete()<CR>