diff --git a/.chezmoitemplates/scripts/commonrc.sh.tmpl b/.chezmoitemplates/scripts/commonrc.sh.tmpl
index 3d02812..50f109a 100644
--- a/.chezmoitemplates/scripts/commonrc.sh.tmpl
+++ b/.chezmoitemplates/scripts/commonrc.sh.tmpl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ source $HOME/.hishtory/config.sh
 {{ fail "Unexpected shell." }}
 {{- end }}
 
+export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
 export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin  # Go
 export PATH="$HOME/go/bin/:$PATH"  # Go-installed tools
@@ -68,6 +69,15 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/.spicetify" ]; then
     export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.spicetify
 fi
 
+# load aliases (note: omz aliases are supposed to be placed in ZSH_CUSTOM?)
+. $HOME/.bash_aliases
+
 # disable screen blanking
 # source $(brew --prefix)/share/zsh/site-functions/_todoist_peco
-# xset s off && xset -dpms
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+# xset s off && xset -dpms
+# Preferred editor for local and remote sessions
+# if [[ -n $SSH_CONNECTION ]]; then
+#   export EDITOR='micro'
+# else
+#   export EDITOR='nvim'
+# fi
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diff --git a/dot_bashrc.tmpl b/dot_bashrc.tmpl
index 4befac7..b2f2d4b 100644
--- a/dot_bashrc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_bashrc.tmpl
@@ -87,15 +87,6 @@ fi
 # colored GCC warnings and errors
 #export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
 
-# Alias definitions.
-# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
-# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
-# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.
-
-if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
-    . ~/.bash_aliases
-fi
-
 # enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable
 # this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile
 # sources /etc/bash.bashrc).
diff --git a/dot_zshrc.tmpl b/dot_zshrc.tmpl
index e41f69d..233be10 100644
--- a/dot_zshrc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_zshrc.tmpl
@@ -1,106 +1,31 @@
 # Enable Powerlevel10k instant prompt. Should stay close to the top of ~/.zshrc.
-# Initialization code that may require console input (password prompts, [y/n]
-# confirmations, etc.) must go above this block; everything else may go below.
+# Initialization code that may require console input (password prompts, [y/n] confirmations, etc.) must go above this block; everything else may go below.
 if [[ -r "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/p10k-instant-prompt-${(%):-%n}.zsh" ]]; then
   source "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/p10k-instant-prompt-${(%):-%n}.zsh"
 fi
 
-# If you come from bash you might have to change your $PATH.
-# export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
-
-# Path to your oh-my-zsh installation.
 export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
 
-# Set name of the theme to load --- if set to "random", it will
-# load a random theme each time oh-my-zsh is loaded, in which case,
-# to know which specific one was loaded, run: echo $RANDOM_THEME
 # See https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Themes
 ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"
 
-# Set list of themes to pick from when loading at random
-# Setting this variable when ZSH_THEME=random will cause zsh to load
-# a theme from this variable instead of looking in $ZSH/themes/
-# If set to an empty array, this variable will have no effect.
+zstyle ':omz:update' mode auto      # update automatically without asking
+zstyle ':omz:update' frequency 7
+
 # ZSH_THEME_RANDOM_CANDIDATES=( "robbyrussell" "agnoster" )
-
-# Uncomment the following line to use case-sensitive completion.
 # CASE_SENSITIVE="true"
-
-# Uncomment the following line to use hyphen-insensitive completion.
-# Case-sensitive completion must be off. _ and - will be interchangeable.
 # HYPHEN_INSENSITIVE="true"
-
-# Uncomment one of the following lines to change the auto-update behavior
-# zstyle ':omz:update' mode disabled  # disable automatic updates
-# zstyle ':omz:update' mode auto      # update automatically without asking
-# zstyle ':omz:update' mode reminder  # just remind me to update when it's time
-
-# Uncomment the following line to change how often to auto-update (in days).
-# zstyle ':omz:update' frequency 13
-
-# Uncomment the following line if pasting URLs and other text is messed up.
 # DISABLE_MAGIC_FUNCTIONS="true"
-
-# Uncomment the following line to disable colors in ls.
 # DISABLE_LS_COLORS="true"
-
-# Uncomment the following line to disable auto-setting terminal title.
 # DISABLE_AUTO_TITLE="true"
-
-# Uncomment the following line to enable command auto-correction.
 # ENABLE_CORRECTION="true"
-
-# Uncomment the following line to display red dots whilst waiting for completion.
-# You can also set it to another string to have that shown instead of the default red dots.
-# e.g. COMPLETION_WAITING_DOTS="%F{yellow}waiting...%f"
-# Caution: this setting can cause issues with multiline prompts in zsh < 5.7.1 (see #5765)
 # COMPLETION_WAITING_DOTS="true"
-
-# Uncomment the following line if you want to disable marking untracked files
-# under VCS as dirty. This makes repository status check for large repositories
-# much, much faster.
 # DISABLE_UNTRACKED_FILES_DIRTY="true"
-
-# Uncomment the following line if you want to change the command execution time
-# stamp shown in the history command output.
-# You can set one of the optional three formats:
-# "mm/dd/yyyy"|"dd.mm.yyyy"|"yyyy-mm-dd"
-# or set a custom format using the strftime function format specifications,
-# see 'man strftime' for details.
 # HIST_STAMPS="mm/dd/yyyy"
 
-# Would you like to use another custom folder than $ZSH/custom?
-# ZSH_CUSTOM=/path/to/new-custom-folder
-
-# Which plugins would you like to load?
-# Standard plugins can be found in $ZSH/plugins/
-# Custom plugins may be added to $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/
-# Example format: plugins=(rails git textmate ruby lighthouse)
-# Add wisely, as too many plugins slow down shell startup.
 plugins=(git yarn golang sudo zoxide bun node npm zsh-autosuggestions brew F-Sy-H)
 
 source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
-
-# User configuration
-# You may need to manually set your language environment
-# export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-
-# Preferred editor for local and remote sessions
-if [[ -n $SSH_CONNECTION ]]; then
-  export EDITOR='micro'
-else
-  export EDITOR='nvim'
-fi
-
-# Set personal aliases, overriding those provided by oh-my-zsh libs,
-# plugins, and themes. Aliases can be placed here, though oh-my-zsh
-# users are encouraged to define aliases within the ZSH_CUSTOM folder.
-# For a full list of active aliases, run `alias`.
-if [ -f $HOME/.bash_aliases ]; then
-	. $HOME/.bash_aliases
-fi
-
-# To customize prompt, run `p10k configure` or edit ~/.p10k.zsh.
-[[ ! -f ~/.p10k.zsh ]] || source ~/.p10k.zsh
+[[ ! -f ~/.p10k.zsh ]] || source ~/.p10k.zsh  # configure with `p10k configure`
 
 {{ template "scripts/commonrc.sh.tmpl" "zsh" }}
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