diff --git a/.config/nvim/backup/.keep b/.config/nvim/backup/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.vim b/.config/nvim/init.vim
index 17cd36b..a41c778 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 " show some context lines up/down of the cursor
 set scrolloff=3
 set ignorecase
+set cursorline
+
+" configure reasonable swap file 
+" https://begriffs.com/posts/2019-07-19-history-use-vim.html?hn=3#backups-and-undo
+runtime swap.vim
diff --git a/.config/nvim/swap/.keep b/.config/nvim/swap/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.config/nvim/undodir/.keep b/.config/nvim/undodir/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29