diff --git a/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zprofile b/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zprofile
index 394c028..e79b91d 100644
--- a/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zprofile
+++ b/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zprofile
@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@ export EDITOR="nvim"
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
 export XDG_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.local/share"
 export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$HOME/.cache"
+
+#fzf
+export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="--style default --layout=reverse --height 30% --preview='bat --plain --color=always {}'"
+export FZF_CTRL_R_OPTS="--style minimal --info inline --no-sort --no-preview" # separate opts for history widget
+
+export MANPAGER="sh -c 'col -bx | batcat --language=man --plain'"
+export MANROFFOPT="-c"
diff --git a/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc b/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc
index 60a4c99..f14de3f 100644
--- a/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc
+++ b/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 #promptinit
 #prompt adam1
 
-# man opt
-export MANPAGER="sh -c 'col -bx | batcat --language=man --plain'"
-export MANROFFOPT="-c"
-
 setopt histignorealldups sharehistory
 
 # Use emacs keybindings even if our EDITOR is set to vi
@@ -41,7 +37,7 @@ zstyle ':completion:*:*:kill:*:processes' list-colors '=(#b) #([0-9]#)*=0=01;31'
 zstyle ':completion:*:kill:*' command 'ps -u $USER -o pid,%cpu,tty,cputime,cmd'
 
 # colored GCC warnings and errors
-#export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
+export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
 
 # main opts
 setopt append_history inc_append_history share_history
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ HISTSIZE=1000
 SAVEHIST=1000
 
 # fzf setup
-#source <(fzf --zsh) # allow for fzf history widget
+source <(fzf --zsh) # allow for fzf history widget
 
 # set up prompt
 NEWLINE=$'\n'