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+# espanso configuration file
+
+# For a complete introduction, visit the official docs at: https://espanso.org/docs/
+
+# You can use this file to define the global configuration options for espanso.
+# These are the parameters that will be used by default on every application,
+# but you can also override them on a per-application basis.
+
+# To make customization easier, this file contains some of the commonly used
+# parameters. Feel free to uncomment and tune them to fit your needs!
+
+# --- Toggle key
+
+# Customize the key used to disable and enable espanso (when double tapped)
+# Available options: CTRL, SHIFT, ALT, CMD, OFF
+# You can also specify the key variant, such as LEFT_CTRL, RIGHT_SHIFT, etc...
+# toggle_key: ALT
+# You can also disable the toggle key completely with
+# toggle_key: OFF
+
+# --- Injection Backend
+
+# Espanso supports multiple ways of injecting text into applications. Each of
+# them has its quirks, therefore you may want to change it if you are having problems.
+# By default, espanso uses the "Auto" backend which should work well in most cases,
+# but you may want to try the "Clipboard" or "Inject" backend in case of issues.
+# backend: Clipboard
+
+# --- Auto-restart
+
+# Enable/disable the config auto-reload after a file change is detected.
+# auto_restart: false
+
+# --- Clipboard threshold
+
+# Because injecting long texts char-by-char is a slow operation, espanso automatically
+# uses the clipboard if the text is longer than 'clipboard_threshold' characters.
+# clipboard_threshold: 100
+
+# For a list of all the available options, visit the official docs at: https://espanso.org/docs/
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+# espanso match file
+
+# For a complete introduction, visit the official docs at: https://espanso.org/docs/
+
+# You can use this file to define the base matches (aka snippets)
+# that will be available in every application when using espanso.
+
+# Matches are substitution rules: when you type the "trigger" string
+# it gets replaced by the "replace" string.
+matches:
+  # Simple text replacement
+  - trigger: ":espanso"
+    replace: "Hi there!"
+
+  # NOTE: espanso uses YAML to define matches, so pay attention to the indentation!
+
+  # But matches can also be dynamic:
+
+  # Print the current date
+  - trigger: ":date"
+    replace: "{{mydate}}"
+    vars:
+      - name: mydate
+        type: date
+        params:
+          format: "%m/%d/%Y"
+
+  # Print the output of a shell command
+  - trigger: ":shell"
+    replace: "{{output}}"
+    vars:
+      - name: output
+        type: shell
+        params:
+          cmd: "echo 'Hello from your shell'"
+  - trigger: ":hotfix"
+    replace: "{{output}}"
+    vars:
+      - name: output
+        type: shell
+        params:
+          cmd: "echo 'Hello from your shell'"
+  # And much more! For more information, visit the docs: https://espanso.org/docs/