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+-- Place custom vim options here
+
+-- Set based on your font installation
+vim.g.have_nerd_font = true
+
+-- Indentation settings
+vim.o.expandtab = true
+vim.o.smartindent = true
+vim.o.tabstop = 4
+vim.o.shiftwidth = 4
+
+-- Add any other custom vim.o or vim.g settings from your old config here
+-- For example, if you changed defaults for:
+-- vim.opt.number = true -- (Already default in kickstart)
+-- vim.opt.mouse = 'a' -- (Already default in kickstart)
+-- etc... Review the options section of your old init.lua and add any *changed* values here.
+-- The kickstart defaults are generally sensible, so you might not need many overrides.
+
+-- print 'Custom options loaded!' -- Optional: Add print statement for debugging