diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/c.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/c.lua
index cb03fe4..62df926 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/c.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/c.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'VimLeave' },
   {
-    command = '!cclear'
+    callback = function() os.execute('cclear') end
   })
 
 vim.o.shiftwidth = 2
 vim.o.softtabstop = 2
-vim.o.textwidth = 80
-vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/java.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/java.lua
index a3b127f..3c53a56 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/java.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/java.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 vim.o.shiftwidth = 2
 vim.o.softtabstop = 2
 vim.o.textwidth = 100
-vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/javascript.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/javascript.lua
index a3b127f..3c53a56 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/javascript.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/javascript.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 vim.o.shiftwidth = 2
 vim.o.softtabstop = 2
 vim.o.textwidth = 100
-vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/lua.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/lua.lua
index a3b127f..3c53a56 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/lua.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/lua.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 vim.o.shiftwidth = 2
 vim.o.softtabstop = 2
 vim.o.textwidth = 100
-vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/markdown.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/markdown.lua
index 265c4f9..6b8207d 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/markdown.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/markdown.lua
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'BufEnter', 'FileType' },
 vim.o.shiftwidth = 2
 vim.o.softtabstop = 2
 vim.o.textwidth = 100
-vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/nim.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/nim.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index dda63ad..0000000
--- a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/nim.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-vim.o.shiftwidth = 2
-vim.o.softtabstop = 2
-vim.o.textwidth = 80
-vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/python.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/python.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index dda63ad..0000000
--- a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/python.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-vim.o.shiftwidth = 2
-vim.o.softtabstop = 2
-vim.o.textwidth = 80
-vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/tex.lua b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/tex.lua
index 8b74cda..9af9625 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/tex.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/tex.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'VimLeave' },
   {
-    command = '!texclear %'
+    callback = function() os.execute('texclear ' .. vim.fn.expand('%')) end
   })
 
 vim.o.shiftwidth = 2
 vim.o.softtabstop = 2
-vim.o.textwidth = 80
-vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.lua b/.config/nvim/init.lua
index 89f756f..3636337 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ vim.o.foldenable = true
 vim.o.conceallevel = 0
 vim.g.markdown_folding = 1
 
+-- standard settings for colorcolumn and tabbing
+vim.o.shiftwidth = 4
+vim.o.softtabstop = 4
+vim.o.textwidth = 80
+vim.o.colorcolumn = "-0"
+
 -- read files correctly
 vim.filetype.add({
   extension = {