diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/backups.el b/.emacs.d/config/backups.el
index 0b3e48b..387270f 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/backups.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/backups.el
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ;; configure backups
-(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backups/")
-                               ("/dev/shm" . "/dev/null"))
+(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backups/"))
       backup-by-copying t
       delete-old-versions t
       kept-new-versions 16
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/base.el b/.emacs.d/config/base.el
index ab9148d..143bdd3 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/base.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/base.el
@@ -82,7 +82,3 @@
 ;; configure theme
 (custom-set-variables
  '(custom-enabled-themes (quote (tango-dark))))
-
-;; configur authinfo file
-(setq auth-sources
-      '((:source "~/.authinfo.gpg")))
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/dev.el b/.emacs.d/config/dev.el
index a93a3c2..f48f857 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/dev.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/dev.el
@@ -1,24 +1,38 @@
+;; magit
+(use-package magit
+             :ensure t
+             :init
+             ;; (taken from :open https://r0tty.org/git/dotfiles/emacs/tree/.emacs.d/config/development.el)
+             (defun vcsh (repo)
+               "Invoke magit on a vcsh repo. This requires an appropriate entry in `tramp-methods'."
+               (interactive (let ((repos (delq nil
+                                               (mapcar #'(lambda (name)
+                                                           (if (string-match ".git$" name)
+                                                               (substring name 0 -4)
+                                                             nil))
+                                                       (directory-files "~/.config/vcsh/repo.d")))))
+                              (list (completing-read "Repository: " repos nil t))))
+               (magit-status-internal (format "/vcsh:%s:" repo)))
+             :config
+             ;; Turn on flyspell when writing commit messages
+             (add-hook 'git-commit-setup-hook 'git-commit-turn-on-flyspell))
+
+;; use ripgrep in emacs
+(use-package deadgrep
+             :ensure t
+             :bind ("M-s d" . deadgrep))
+
 ;; paredit
 (use-package paredit
-  :ensure t
-  :config
-  (autoload 'enable-paredit-mode "paredit" "Turn on pseudo-structural editing of Lisp code." t)
-  (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook       #'enable-paredit-mode)
-  (add-hook 'eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook #'enable-paredit-mode)
-  (add-hook 'ielm-mode-hook             #'enable-paredit-mode)
-  (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook             #'enable-paredit-mode)
-  (add-hook 'lisp-interaction-mode-hook #'enable-paredit-mode)
-  (add-hook 'scheme-mode-hook           #'enable-paredit-mode))
-
-(use-package highlight-parentheses
-  :ensure t
-  :config
-  (global-highlight-parentheses-mode t))
-
-(use-package rainbow-delimiters
-  :ensure t
-  :config
-  (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'rainbow-delimiters-mode))
+             :ensure t
+             :config
+             (autoload 'enable-paredit-mode "paredit" "Turn on pseudo-structural editing of Lisp code." t)
+             (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook       #'enable-paredit-mode)
+             (add-hook 'eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook #'enable-paredit-mode)
+             (add-hook 'ielm-mode-hook             #'enable-paredit-mode)
+             (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook             #'enable-paredit-mode)
+             (add-hook 'lisp-interaction-mode-hook #'enable-paredit-mode)
+             (add-hook 'scheme-mode-hook           #'enable-paredit-mode))
 
 ;; Hack to show only files known to git inside dired; needs the
 ;; `git-find' shell script shim (taken from :open https://r0tty.org/git/dotfiles/emacs/tree/.emacs.d/config/development.el)
@@ -39,6 +53,6 @@
 
 ;; language server
 (use-package lsp-mode
-  :ensure t
-  :config
-  (add-hook 'rust-mode-hook 'lsp-deferred))
+             :ensure t
+             :config
+             (add-hook 'rust-mode-hook 'lsp-deferred))
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/git.el b/.emacs.d/config/git.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 045c313..0000000
--- a/.emacs.d/config/git.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-;; magit
-(use-package magit
-  :ensure t
-  :init
-  ;; (taken from :open https://r0tty.org/git/dotfiles/emacs/tree/.emacs.d/config/development.el)
-  (defun vcsh (repo)
-    "Invoke magit on a vcsh repo. This requires an appropriate entry in `tramp-methods'."
-    (interactive (let ((repos (delq nil
-                                    (mapcar #'(lambda (name)
-                                                (if (string-match ".git$" name)
-                                                    (substring name 0 -4)
-                                                  nil))
-                                            (directory-files "~/.config/vcsh/repo.d")))))
-                   (list (completing-read "Repository: " repos nil t))))
-    (magit-status-internal (format "/vcsh:%s:" repo)))
-  :config
-  ;; Turn on flyspell when writing commit messages
-  (add-hook 'git-commit-setup-hook 'git-commit-turn-on-flyspell))
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/gpg.el b/.emacs.d/config/gpg.el
index bb7bb57..78544cb 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/gpg.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/gpg.el
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 (use-package pinentry
-  :init
-  (setq epa-pinentry-mode 'loopback))
+             :init
+             (setq epa-pinentry-mode 'loopback))
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/org.el b/.emacs.d/config/org.el
index 85a0624..5b92c32 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/org.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/org.el
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (use-package org
-  :ensure t
-  :init (setq org-export-backends '(ascii html icalendar latex odt beamer)))
+             :ensure t
+             :init (setq org-export-backends '(ascii html icalendar latex odt beamer)))
 
 (setq org-directory "~/org")
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/pass.el b/.emacs.d/config/pass.el
index ebbc24f..bd03e05 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/pass.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/pass.el
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 (use-package ivy-pass
-  :ensure t
-  :init
-  ;; from https://github.com/ecraven/ivy-pass/blob/master/ivy-pass.el
-  (setq password-store-password-length 32))
+             :ensure t
+             :init
+             ;; from https://github.com/ecraven/ivy-pass/blob/master/ivy-pass.el
+             (setq password-store-password-length 32))
 
 ;; configure ivy-pass key binding
 (global-set-key [?\C-x ?p] 'ivy-pass)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/ripgrep.el b/.emacs.d/config/ripgrep.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bbd8a9..0000000
--- a/.emacs.d/config/ripgrep.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-;; use ripgrep in emacs
-(use-package deadgrep
-  :ensure t
-  :bind ("M-s d" . deadgrep))
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/rust.el b/.emacs.d/config/rust.el
index 58f6c4b..bf43397 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/rust.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/rust.el
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 (use-package cargo
-  :ensure t
-  :config
-  ;; enable cargo keybindings
-  (add-hook 'rust-mode-hook 'cargo-minor-mode))
+             :ensure t
+             :config
+             ;; enable cargo keybindings
+             (add-hook 'rust-mode-hook 'cargo-minor-mode))
 
 (use-package rust-mode
-  :ensure t
-  :config
-  ;; format code when saving
-  (setq rust-format-on-save t))
+             :ensure t
+             :config
+             ;; format code when saving
+             (setq rust-format-on-save t))
 
 (use-package flycheck-rust :ensure t)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/config/tramp.el b/.emacs.d/config/tramp.el
index 1b92e5f..60bb211 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/config/tramp.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/config/tramp.el
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 (use-package tramp
-  :config
-  (setq tramp-default-method "ssh")
-  (add-to-list 'tramp-methods '("vcsh"
-                                (tramp-login-program "vcsh")
-                                (tramp-login-args (("enter")
-                                                   ("%h")))
-                                (tramp-remote-shell "/bin/sh")
-                                (tramp-remote-shell-args ("-c")))))
+             :config
+             (setq tramp-default-method "ssh")
+             (add-to-list 'tramp-methods '("vcsh"
+                                           (tramp-login-program "vcsh")
+                                           (tramp-login-args (("enter")
+                                                              ("%h")))
+                                           (tramp-remote-shell "/bin/sh")
+                                           (tramp-remote-shell-args ("-c")))))
diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 1703c22..24e144f 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ symbols, which are converted to strings, and suffixed with \".el\"."
   :group 'config-snippets
   :type '(repeat directory))
 
-(setq config-snippets '(base backups c calendar dev functions git gpg org pass ripgrep rust wl yaml))
+(setq config-snippets '(base backups c calendar dev functions gpg org pass rust wl yaml))
 
 (message "Loading\nconfig-snippets: %s\nconfig-snippets-path: %s" config-snippets config-snippet-path)
 (dolist (snippet config-snippets)
diff --git a/.gitignore.d/emacs b/.gitignore.d/emacs
index 5468ecf..8e8ef0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore.d/emacs
+++ b/.gitignore.d/emacs
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 !/.emacs.d/config/c.el
 !/.emacs.d/config/dev.el
 !/.emacs.d/config/functions.el
-!/.emacs.d/config/git.el
 !/.emacs.d/config/gpg.el
 !/.emacs.d/config/org.el
 !/.emacs.d/config/pass.el
-!/.emacs.d/config/ripgrep.el
 !/.emacs.d/config/rust.el
 !/.emacs.d/config/tramp.el
 !/.emacs.d/config/yaml.el