diff --git a/dotfiles/bash/bash_aliases b/dotfiles/bash/bash_aliases
index cbdec55..81e2043 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bash/bash_aliases
+++ b/dotfiles/bash/bash_aliases
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ alias la='ls -A'
 alias l='ls -CF'
 
 alias ccat='highlight --out-format=ansi' # Color cat with syntax highlighting
+
+alias :q=' exit'
+alias :x=' exit'
+alias cd..='cd ..'
diff --git a/dotfiles/bash/original_bashrc b/dotfiles/bash/original_bashrc
index d148002..a2af7e6 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bash/original_bashrc
+++ b/dotfiles/bash/original_bashrc
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ fi
 # colored GCC warnings and errors
 #export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
 
-# some more ls aliases
-alias ll='ls -alF'
-alias la='ls -A'
-alias l='ls -CF'
-
 # Add an "alert" alias for long running commands.  Use like so:
 #   sleep 10; alert
 alias alert='notify-send --urgency=low -i "$([ $? = 0 ] && echo terminal || echo error)" "$(history|tail -n1|sed -e '\''s/^\s*[0-9]\+\s*//;s/[;&|]\s*alert$//'\'')"'
diff --git a/dotfiles/kitty.conf b/dotfiles/kitty.conf
index a0e53f1..2cd2ba6 100644
--- a/dotfiles/kitty.conf
+++ b/dotfiles/kitty.conf
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@ map kitty_mod+n new_os_window
 #: open a window with the current working directory.
 
 map kitty_mod+w close_window
+map ctrl+d close_window
 map kitty_mod+] next_window
 map kitty_mod+[ previous_window
 map kitty_mod+f move_window_forward