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+#
+# This is a general section, the settings set here will be set for
+# all libraries
+#
+
+[settings]
+#
+# General file opener program, rifle is a nice python program
+# If you're on macOS, you can write "open", if you're on linux
+# you can also write "xdg-open", on windows-cygwin, you can set it to
+# "cygstart"
+#
+# opentool = rifle
+# Use ranger as a file browser, a nice python program
+# file-browser = ranger
+# Ask for confirmation when doing papis add
+# add-confirm = True
+# Edit the info.yaml file before adding a doc into the library
+# papis add --edit
+# add-edit = True
+# Open the files before adding a document into the library
+# papis add --open
+# add-open = True
+#
+# Define custom default match and header formats
+#
+match-format = {doc[tags]}{doc.subfolder}{doc[title]}{doc[author]}{doc[year]}
+#
+# Define header format with colors and multiline support
+#
+header-format = <red>{doc.html_escape[title]}</red>
+  <span color='#ff00ff'>  {doc.html_escape[author]}</span>
+  <yellow>   ({doc.html_escape[year]})</yellow>
+
+ref-format = {doc[author]:.6} {doc[year]} {doc[title]:.15}
+
+
+
+
+[tui]
+# editmode = vi
+# options_list.selected_margin_style = bg:ansigreen fg:ansired
+# options_list.unselected_margin_style =
+
+# Define a lib
+[papers]
+dir = ~/Documents/papers
+
+# override settings from the section tui only for the papers library
+# you have to prepend "tui-" to the settings
+# tui-editmode = emacs
+# tui-options_list.unselected_margin_style = bg:blue
+# use whoosh as a database for papers
+# database-backend = whoosh
+# rename files added by author and title
+add-file-name = {doc[author]}{doc[title]}
+
+# Define a lib for books
+# [books]
+# dir = ~/Documents/books
+# database-backend = whoosh
+
+# Define a lib for Videos
+# [videos]
+# dir = ~/Videos/courses
+
+# Define a lib for contacts, why not?
+# To make it work you just have to define some default settings
+# [contacts]
+# dir = ~/contacts/general
+# database-backend = papis
+# mode = contact
+# header-format = {doc[first_name]} {doc[last_name]}
+# match-format = {doc[org]} {doc[first_name]} {doc[last_name]}
+# browse-query-format = {doc[first_name]} {doc[last_name]}
+# add-open = False
+