diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6456e2a..c6a641b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,96 +1,35 @@
+
 # tidy.nvim 🧹
 
-A function and autocommand pair that can
+A function and autocommand pair that removes all
 
-    - remove all empty lines at the top of the buffer
-    - remove all trailing whitespace
-    - remove a variable amount of empty lines at the end of the buffer
-    - condense multiple empty lines into one
+    - trailing whitespace
+    - empty lines at the end of the buffer
 
 on every `BufWritePre`.
 
 ![tidy](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59481467/142785684-96559135-88e7-4c50-a848-56f2c65262ef.gif)
 
-## install
-- Packer with default configuration and lazy-loading
-
-```lua
-use{
-    "mcauley-penney/tidy.nvim",
-     config = function()
-        require "tidy".setup{}
-    end,
-    event  = "BufWritePre"
-}
-```
 
-## Configuration
-
-### default
-
-Tidy comes with the below default configuration:
+## install
+- Packer
 
 ```lua
-local M = {
-    config = {
-        eof_quant = -1,  -- the amount of empty lines to leave at the end of
-                         -- the file; -1 = no lines, 0 = 1 line, no limit;
-                         -- only applies if "eof" given to "fmts"
-
-        fmts = {         -- the types of formattings to apply
-            "eof",       -- removes lines at end of file
-            "multi",     -- condenses multiple newlines into one
-            "sof",       -- removes lines at start of file
-            "ws"         -- removes trailing whitespace
-        }
-    }
-}
+use "McAuleyPenney/tidy.nvim"
 ```
 
-### how to customize
-
-To customize which formattings will apply, give a list to the `setup` function:
+or with lazy-loading
 
 ```lua
-use{
-    "mcauley-penney/tidy.nvim",
-    config = function()
-        require "tidy".setup{
-            fmts = {
-                "eof",
-                "ws"
-            }
-       }
-   end,
-   event  = "BufWritePre"
-}
+use{ "McAuleyPenney/tidy.nvim", event = "BufWritePre" }
 ```
 
-### formatting styles
-
-- `eof`: remove a variable amount of newlines at end of file
-
-![eof](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59481467/146851029-d1c47cfa-a25f-4ea0-b33e-faac6153b5f6.gif)
-
-- `multi`: condenses multiple newlines into one
-
-![condense](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59481467/146851295-aa77bcb0-d5b3-4c0a-9857-5eb1043e48c9.gif)
 
-- `sof`: removes lines at start of file
-
-![sof](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59481467/146851203-d7d7c3dd-8c2f-4267-bb71-fde1f95fc88f.gif)
-
-- `ws`: remove whitespace
+## Credits:
+- [Vim Tips Wiki entry for removing unwanted spaces](https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Remove_unwanted_spaces#Automatically_removing_all_trailing_whitespace)
 
-![whitespace](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59481467/146851131-c39e9ba8-851f-4a12-9eb5-609f8f7b29ab.gif)
+- ib., the author of [this stack overflow answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/7501902)
 
-## Credits:
-- [Vim Tips Wiki entry](https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Remove_unwanted_spaces#Automatically_removing_all_trailing_whitespace)
-for removing unwanted spaces
-- ib., the author of [this stack overflow answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/7501902), for how to remove empty lines at the
-end of the buffer
-    - @blackboardd for how to choose how many lines will be kept
 - [This line](https://github.com/gpanders/editorconfig.nvim/blob/ae3586771996b2fb1662eb0c17f5d1f4f5759bb7/lua/editorconfig.lua#L180)
 in [gpanders/editorconfig.nvim](https://github.com/gpanders/editorconfig.nvim) for exposing me to the `keepjumps`
 and `keeppatterns` modifiers
-- [Vim Tips Wiki entry](https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Remove_unwanted_empty_lines) for condensing multiple empty lines
diff --git a/lua/tidy/init.lua b/lua/tidy/init.lua
index 3eaa45a..ab7e04f 100644
--- a/lua/tidy/init.lua
+++ b/lua/tidy/init.lua
@@ -1,54 +1,20 @@
-local M = {
-    config = {
-        eof_quant = -1,
-        fmts = {
-            "sof",
-            "eof",
-            "multi",
-            "ws"
-        }
-    }
-}
+-- MP
 
-function M.setup(user_config)
-    -- integrate user configuration
-    M.config = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", M.config, user_config or {})
-
-    vim.cmd[[
-    augroup Tidy
-        au!
-        au BufWritePre * lua require( "tidy" ).tidy_up()
-    augroup END
-    ]]
-end
+local M = {}
 
 function M.tidy_up()
-    local cmd_mods = ":keepjumps keeppatterns silent! "
-
-    local patterns = {
-        -- delete all lines at end of buffer, see sources
-        eof = [[0;/^\%(\n*.\)\@!/ + ]] .. M.config.eof_quant ..  ",$d",
-
-        -- compress all instances of multiple newlines into one, see sources
-        multi = [[:%s/\n\{2,}/\r\r/e]],
-
-        -- delete all new lines at beginning of file
-        sof = [[%s/\%^\n*/]],
-
-        -- delete all whitespace, see sources
-        ws = [[%s/\s\+$//e]]
-    }
 
     -- get tuple of cursor position before making changes
-    local pos = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
+    local pos = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor( 0 )
 
-    -- execute chosen patterns
-    for _, fmt_type in ipairs(M.config.fmts) do
-        vim.cmd(cmd_mods .. patterns[fmt_type])
-    end
+    -- delete all whitespace, see source 1
+    vim.cmd[[:keepjumps keeppatterns %s/\s\+$//e]]
+
+    -- delete all lines at end of buffer, see source 2
+    vim.cmd[[:keepjumps keeppatterns silent! 0;/^\%(\n*.\)\@!/,$d]]
 
     -- get row count after line deletion
-    local end_row = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(0)
+    local end_row = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count( 0 )
 
     --[[
         if the row value in the original cursor
@@ -63,7 +29,7 @@ function M.tidy_up()
         pos[1] = end_row
     end
 
-    vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, pos)
+    vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor( 0, pos )
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/plugin/tidy.vim b/plugin/tidy.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0d021e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/tidy.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+augroup Tidy
+    au!
+    au BufWritePre * lua require( "tidy" ).tidy_up()
+augroup END