diff --git a/neovim/.config/nvim/init.lua b/neovim/.config/nvim/init.lua
index 456a555..ef770fb 100644
--- a/neovim/.config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/neovim/.config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -2,8 +2,18 @@
 local cmd=vim.cmd
 local opt=vim.opt
 local fn=vim.fn
---source any legacy code that I havent ported to lua yet.
-cmd([[source ~/.config/nvim/legacy.vimrc]])
+local map=vim.api.nvim_set_keymap
+
+--helper functions
+	local function keyCode(string)
+		return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(str, true, true, true, true)
+	end
+
+--bootstrapping paq-nvim
+	local install_path = fn.stdpath('data') .. '/site/pack/paqs/start/paq-nvim'
+	if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
+	  fn.system({'git', 'clone', '--depth=1', 'https://github.com/savq/paq-nvim.git', install_path})
+	end
 
 --options using vim.opt (aliased, of course.)
 	opt.lazyredraw=true
@@ -51,3 +61,25 @@ cmd([[source ~/.config/nvim/legacy.vimrc]])
 	opt.foldenable=true
 	opt.foldminlines=2
 	opt.foldignore=''
+
+--leader key is set through a variable, for some reason.
+vim.g.mapleader = '\\'
+
+--sets colorscheme. to get a list of avalible options, do colorscheme <Space> <C-d>
+vim.g.colors_name='default'
+
+--keyboard mappings
+	--toggle spell check
+	map('', '<leader>ss', ':setlocal spell!<CR>', {noremap=true, silent=true})
+	--easily create splits
+	map('', '<leader>|', ':vs<CR>', {noremap=true, silent=true})
+	map('', '<leader>-', ':sp<CR>', {noremap=true, silent=true})
+	--use ctrl+direction to move between splits.
+	map('', '<C-h>', '<C-w>h', {noremap=true, silent=true})
+	map('', '<C-j>', '<C-w>j', {noremap=true, silent=true})
+	map('', '<C-k>', '<C-w>k', {noremap=true, silent=true})
+	map('', '<C-l>', '<C-w>l', {noremap=true, silent=true})
+	--toggle folds with space.
+	map('', '<Space>', 'za', {noremap=true, silent=true})
+	--clear highlighting with leader+l
+	map('', '<leader>l', ':nohls<CR>', {noremap=true, silent=true})
diff --git a/neovim/.config/nvim/legacy.vimrc b/neovim/.config/nvim/legacy.vimrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b6d55c..0000000
--- a/neovim/.config/nvim/legacy.vimrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-"Customized vim/neovim config
-"Copyright 2018 Gabe Venberg
-
-"This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-"it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-"the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-"(at your option) any later version.
-"
-"This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-"but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-"MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-"GNU General Public License for more details.
-"
-"You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-"along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-filetype plugin on
-
-"useful keybinds
-	let mapleader = "\\"
-	"spell checking
-		"toggle spell checking
-		noremap <leader>ss :setlocal spell!<CR>
-
-	"splitting panels with <leader>| or -
-		nnoremap <leader>\| :vs<Enter>
-		nnoremap <leader>\- :sp<Enter>
-
-		" shortcuts using leader
-		" noremap <leader>sn ]s
-		" noremap <leader>sp [s
-		" noremap <leader>s? z=
-
-		"navigating splits: Control+hjkl will move from split to split
-			nnoremap <C-h> <C-w>h
-			nnoremap <C-j> <C-w>j
-			nnoremap <C-k> <C-w>k
-			nnoremap <C-l> <C-w>l
-
-		"command mode keybinds
-			"w!! writes using sudo
-			"cnoremap w!! w !sudo tee % >/dev/null
-
-"highlighting/colour stuff
-	"sets the colorscheme. to get a list of the available colors, do :colorscheme <Space> <C-d>
-	colorscheme ron 
-
-	syntax enable
-
-	"<leader> L clears the search highlighting
-	noremap <leader>l :nohls<CR>
-
-"neovim stuff
-"	if has('nvim')
-"		set guicursor=
-"	endif
-
-"folding stuff TODO: implement other folding methods.
-
-	"spacebar opens or closes a fold in normal mode
-	noremap <Space> za