diff --git a/.aliases b/.aliases
index 9ec0914..56af7e8 100644
--- a/.aliases
+++ b/.aliases
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ alias ....='cd ../../..'
 alias .....='cd ../../../..'
 alias -- -='cd -'
 
+# bat > cat
+alias cat='bat'
+
+# prettyping
+alias ping='prettyping --nolegend'
+
+# ncdu
+alias ncdu='ncdu --color dark -rr -x --exclude .git --exclude node_modules'
+
+# fzf preview (also using bat)
+alias preview="fzf --preview 'bat --color \"always\" {}'"
+
 # Kubernetes
 alias k='kubectl'
 alias ksys='kubectl -n kube-system'
diff --git a/.brew b/.brew
index 221deca..6f55148 100755
--- a/.brew
+++ b/.brew
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ echo '--> Install libraries and applications'
 # terminal
 brew cask install iterm2
 brew install bash
+brew install bat
 brew install ffmpeg
+brew install fzf
 brew install rs/tap/jaggr
 brew install rs/tap/jplot
+brew install prettyping
+brew install ncdu
 brew install tmux
 brew install reattach-to-user-namespace
 brew install vim
diff --git a/.exports b/.exports
index 8ea5613..dd11b23 100644
--- a/.exports
+++ b/.exports
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ export CODEPATH="/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin
 
 # PATH
 export PATH="$PATH:$GOBIN:$CODEPATH"
+
+# add support for ctrl+o to open selected file in VS Code
+export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="--bind='ctrl-o:execute(code {})+abort'"