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+#
+# colours
+#
+
+# generate themed colours (solarized-dark)
+if command -v vivid &> /dev/null; then
+  export LS_COLORS="$(vivid generate solarized-dark)"
+fi
+
+# vim: ft=zsh expandtab tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2