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+# Config generated by Ghostty Config at https://ghostty.zerebos.com/
+
+theme = Builtin Dark
+font-size = 10
+window-inherit-font-size = false
+font-family = "Fira Code"
+# font-family = Monaco
+# it turns out I really hate ligatures in monospaced fonts, but
+# especially the "cute" programming ones that make != turn into ≠
+font-feature = -calt
+font-feature = -liga
+font-feature = -dlig
+
+macos-titlebar-style = native
+macos-option-as-alt = true
+
+window-height = 24
+window-width = 80
+window-step-resize = true
+window-inherit-working-directory = false
+working-directory = home
+
+shell-integration-features = ssh-terminfo
+# if the above doesn't work well enough, try
+# shell-integration-features = ssh-env