diff --git a/.zsh/aliases.zsh b/.zsh/aliases.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9242468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+alias rmdir='rm -r'
+alias sl='ls'
+alias myip="wget -qO- ifconfig.me/ip"
+alias memoryhog="ps aux | sort -nk +4 | tail"
+alias stripext="ls -1 | sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/'"
diff --git a/.zsh/bindings.zsh b/.zsh/bindings.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e93176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.zsh/bindings.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+bindkey "^K"	kill-whole-line # ctrl-k
+bindkey "^R"	history-incremental-search-backward # ctrl-r
+bindkey "^A"	beginning-of-line # ctrl -a
+bindkey "^E"	end-of-line # ctrl-e
diff --git a/.zsh/exports.zsh b/.zsh/exports.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e365175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.zsh/exports.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#default apps
+export EDITOR="vim"
+
+#history stuff
+# number of lines kept in history
+export HISTSIZE=1000
+# number of lines saved in the history after logout
+export SAVEHIST=1000
+# location of history
+export HISTFILE=~/.zhistory
diff --git a/.zsh/setopt.zsh b/.zsh/setopt.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d31b72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.zsh/setopt.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# append command to history file once executed
+setopt inc_append_history
+# Do not write events to history that are duplicates of previous events
+setopt HIST_IGNORE_DUPS
+# When searching history don't display results already cycled through twice
+setopt HIST_FIND_NO_DUPS
+# Remove extra blanks from each command line being added to history
+setopt HIST_REDUCE_BLANKS
+
+setopt APPEND_HISTORY
+setopt EXTENDED_HISTORY
+setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
+setopt AUTO_CD
diff --git a/.zsh/zsh_hooks.zsh b/.zsh/zsh_hooks.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..941d711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.zsh/zsh_hooks.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#hooks
+function precmd {
+  # vcs_info
+  # Put the string "hostname::/full/directory/path" in the title bar:
+  echo -ne "\e]2;$PWD\a"
+
+  # Put the parentdir/currentdir in the tab
+  echo -ne "\e]1;$PWD:h:t/$PWD:t\a"
+}
+
+function set_running_app {
+  printf "\e]1; $PWD:t:$(history $HISTCMD | cut -b7- ) \a"
+}
+
+function preexec {
+  set_running_app
+}
+
+function postexec {
+  set_running_app
+}
+
diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index ff9a6fa..d00ca47 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -5,56 +5,9 @@ promptinit
 #prompt
 prompt elite2
 
-#opts
-setopt APPEND_HISTORY
-setopt EXTENDED_HISTORY
-setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
-setopt AUTO_CD
+source ~/.zsh/setopt.zsh
+source ~/.zsh/exports.zsh
+source ~/.zsh/aliases.zsh
+source ~/.zsh/zsh_hooks.zsh
+source ~/.zsh/bindings.zsh
 
-#history stuff
-# number of lines kept in history
-export HISTSIZE=1000
-# number of lines saved in the history after logout
-export SAVEHIST=1000
-# location of history
-export HISTFILE=~/.zhistory
-# append command to history file once executed
-setopt inc_append_history
-# Do not write events to history that are duplicates of previous events
-setopt HIST_IGNORE_DUPS
-# When searching history don't display results already cycled through twice
-setopt HIST_FIND_NO_DUPS
-# Remove extra blanks from each command line being added to history
-setopt HIST_REDUCE_BLANKS
-
-#aliases
-alias rmdir='rm -r'
-alias sl='ls'
-alias myip="wget -qO- ifconfig.me/ip"
-alias memoryhog="ps aux | sort -nk +4 | tail"
-alias stripext="ls -1 | sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/'"
-
-#default apps
-export EDITOR="vim"
-
-#hooks
-function precmd {
-  # vcs_info
-  # Put the string "hostname::/full/directory/path" in the title bar:
-  echo -ne "\e]2;$PWD\a"
-
-  # Put the parentdir/currentdir in the tab
-  echo -ne "\e]1;$PWD:h:t/$PWD:t\a"
-}
-
-function set_running_app {
-  printf "\e]1; $PWD:t:$(history $HISTCMD | cut -b7- ) \a"
-}
-
-function preexec {
-  set_running_app
-}
-
-function postexec {
-  set_running_app
-}