diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 39064b6..c1bbc4f 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
     remote = remote -v
     fetchp = fetch --prune
     cline = clone
+    stagep = stage -p
+    staus = status
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 5a3799e..9b700f3 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+" leader key
+:let mapleader = "," 
 " vim statusline - kein plugin
 " https://shapeshed.com/vim-statuslines/
 function! GitBranch()
@@ -31,18 +33,15 @@ set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
 " Download plug-ins to the ~/.vim/plugged/ directory
 call vundle#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
 " Let Vundle manage Vundle
-Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
-"Plugin 'vim-airline/vim-airline'
-"Plugin 'vim-airline/vim-airline-themes'
-"Plugin 'matze/vim-move'
+Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim' "muss immer der erste eintrag sein
 Plugin 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'
 Plugin 'Xuyuanp/nerdtree-git-plugin'
+Plugin 'jeetsukumaran/vim-buffergator'
 Plugin 'mhinz/vim-signify'
 Plugin 'ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim'
 Plugin 'lifepillar/vim-solarized8'
 Plugin 'Yggdroot/indentLine'
 Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
-"Plugin 'ryanoasis/vim-devicons'
 Plugin 'jiangmiao/auto-pairs'
 Plugin 'preservim/nerdtree'
 Plugin 'unkiwii/vim-nerdtree-sync'
@@ -76,9 +75,30 @@ autocmd BufEnter * if tabpagenr('$') == 1 && winnr('$') == 1 && exists('b:NERDTr
     \ quit | endif
 "
 " Tastenkürzel
-nmap <C-t> :tabnew<CR>:NERDTreeFind<CR>     
+" nmap <C-t> :tabnew<CR>:NERDTreeFind<CR>     
 " erstellt neuen tab und öffnet den open-dialog
 "
+" buffers
+" https://joshldavis.com/2014/04/05/vim-tab-madness-buffers-vs-tabs/
+"
+" This allows buffers to be hidden if you've modified a buffer.
+" " This is almost a must if you wish to use buffers in this way.
+set hidden
+"
+" To open a new empty buffer
+" This replaces :tabnew which I used to bind to this mapping
+nmap  <C-t> :enew<cr>
+"
+"" Move to the next buffer
+nmap  <C-l> :bnext<CR>
+
+" Move to the previous buffer
+nmap  <C-h> :bprevious<CR>
+"
+" Close the current buffer and move to the previous one
+" This replicates the idea of closing a tab
+nmap  <C-q> :bp <BAR> bd #<CR>
+"
 " nerdtree-git-plugin
 let g:NERDTreeGitStatusIndicatorMapCustom = {
                 \ 'Modified'  :'*',
@@ -99,9 +119,7 @@ let g:NERDTreeGitStatusIndicatorMapCustom = {
 filetype plugin indent on
 "
 " allgemeine Optionen
-set number
 set showcmd
-set showtabline=2 " zeigt immer die 'tabline'
 set showbreak=+++
 set textwidth=100
 set showmatch
@@ -145,8 +163,6 @@ let g:ctrlp_map = '<c-f>' "aufruf mit strg+f
 " https://github.com/ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim
 set wildignore+=*/tmp/*,*.so,*.swp,*.zip     " MacOSX/Linux
 set wildignore+=*\\tmp\\*,*.swp,*.zip,*.exe  " Windows
-" airline
-let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = '\v[\/]\.(git|hg|svn)$'