diff --git a/plugins.bash b/bashplugins
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins.bash
rename to bashplugins
diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 05efd4e..5bad20b 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ alias rscreen='command screen -Dr'
 alias scr='command screen sudo -Es'
 # }}}
 # {{{ plugins and traps
-plugins="${HOME}/vdotfiles/plugins.bash"
+plugins="${HOME}/.bashplugins"
 [[ -r "${plugins}" ]] && . "${plugins}"
 
 # we want to see exit code on error (it also has to be the last entry here)
diff --git a/plugins.vim b/plugins.vim
deleted file mode 100644
index 2883067..0000000
--- a/plugins.vim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-if filereadable(expand("$HOME/.vim/plugged/vim-plug/plug.vim"))
-    set noshowmode
-    source ~/.vim/plugged/vim-plug/plug.vim
-    silent!call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
-    " plugin manager for self updates
-    Plug 'junegunn/vim-plug'
-
-    " general plugins
-    Plug 'Lokaltog/vim-easymotion'         "easy motion
-    Plug 'directionalWindowResizer'        "resize windows with simple hotkeys
-    Plug 'jeetsukumaran/vim-buffergator'   "buffer management
-    Plug 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'         "aligning
-    Plug 'mhinz/vim-signify'               "version control system gutter info
-    Plug 'nvie/vim-togglemouse'            "hotkey to toggle mouse
-    Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline'         "airline
-    Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline-themes'  "themes for airline
-    Plug 'wincent/command-t'               "fuzzy file search
-    Plug 'tpope/vim-fugitive'              "moar git awesomeness
-    Plug 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'            "syntax
-
-    " python, uncomment when needed
-    "Plug 'neomake/neomake'                 "linter
-    "Plug 'davidhalter/jedi-vim'            "python support
-    "Plug 'ervandew/supertab'               "TAB autocompletion
-
-    " colorschemes
-    Plug 'lifepillar/vim-solarized8'
-    Plug 'cocopon/iceberg.vim'
-
-    " syntax highlight plugins
-    Plug 'neilhwatson/vim_cf3'
-    call plug#end()
-
-    " easymotion options
-    let g:EasyMotion_do_mapping=0
-    let g:EasyMotion_smartcase=1
-    nmap f <Plug>(easymotion-s)
-    map <Leader>j <Plug>(easymotion-j)
-    map <Leader>k <Plug>(easymotion-k)
-
-    " airline options
-    let g:airline_symbols={}
-    let g:airline_symbols.whitespace='!'
-    let g:airline_powerline_fonts=1
-    let g:airline_exclude_preview=1
-    let g:airline_extensions=['hunks']
-    let g:airline_section_z='%3p%% %{g:airline_symbols.linenr}%4l:%3v'
-
-    " buffergator options
-    map <Leader><Tab> :BuffergatorToggle<CR>
-
-    " signify options
-    let g:signify_vcs_list=[ 'svn', 'git', 'fossil' ]
-    let g:signify_sign_change='~'
-
-    " vim-togglemouse options
-    nmap <Leader>m <F12>
-
-    " easy-align options
-    xmap <Leader>a <Plug>(EasyAlign)
-    nmap <Leader>a <Plug>(EasyAlign)
-
-    " neomake
-    nmap <Leader>i :Neomake<CR>
-    let g:neomake_error_sign={
-                \ 'text': 'e>',
-                \ 'texthl': 'ErrorMsg',
-                \ }
-    let g:neomake_warning_sign={
-                \ 'text': 'w>',
-                \ 'texthl': 'WarningMsg',
-                \ }
-    let g:neomake_info_sign={
-                \ 'text': 'i>',
-                \ 'texthl': 'InfoMsg',
-                \ }
-endif
diff --git a/vimplugins b/vimplugins
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e493ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vimplugins
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+" support my own way of using plugins in vim / bash
+autocmd BufRead *vimplugins set ft=vim
+autocmd BufRead *bashplugins set ft=sh
+
+" enable plugins
+set noshowmode
+source ~/.vim/plugged/vim-plug/plug.vim
+silent!call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
+" plugin manager for self updates
+Plug 'junegunn/vim-plug'
+
+" general plugins
+Plug 'Lokaltog/vim-easymotion'         "easy motion
+Plug 'directionalWindowResizer'        "resize windows with simple hotkeys
+Plug 'jeetsukumaran/vim-buffergator'   "buffer management
+Plug 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'         "aligning
+Plug 'mhinz/vim-signify'               "version control system gutter info
+Plug 'nvie/vim-togglemouse'            "hotkey to toggle mouse
+Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline'         "airline
+Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline-themes'  "themes for airline
+Plug 'wincent/command-t'               "fuzzy file search
+Plug 'tpope/vim-fugitive'              "moar git awesomeness
+Plug 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'            "syntax
+
+" python, uncomment when needed
+"Plug 'neomake/neomake'                 "linter
+"Plug 'davidhalter/jedi-vim'            "python support
+"Plug 'ervandew/supertab'               "TAB autocompletion
+
+" colorschemes
+Plug 'lifepillar/vim-solarized8'
+Plug 'cocopon/iceberg.vim'
+
+" syntax highlight plugins
+Plug 'neilhwatson/vim_cf3'
+call plug#end()
+
+" easymotion options
+let g:EasyMotion_do_mapping=0
+let g:EasyMotion_smartcase=1
+nmap f <Plug>(easymotion-s)
+map <Leader>j <Plug>(easymotion-j)
+map <Leader>k <Plug>(easymotion-k)
+
+" airline options
+let g:airline_symbols={}
+let g:airline_symbols.whitespace='!'
+let g:airline_powerline_fonts=1
+let g:airline_exclude_preview=1
+let g:airline_extensions=['hunks']
+let g:airline_section_z='%3p%% %{g:airline_symbols.linenr}%4l:%3v'
+
+" buffergator options
+map <Leader><Tab> :BuffergatorToggle<CR>
+
+" signify options
+let g:signify_vcs_list=[ 'svn', 'git', 'fossil' ]
+let g:signify_sign_change='~'
+
+" vim-togglemouse options
+nmap <Leader>m <F12>
+
+" easy-align options
+xmap <Leader>a <Plug>(EasyAlign)
+nmap <Leader>a <Plug>(EasyAlign)
+
+" neomake
+nmap <Leader>i :Neomake<CR>
+let g:neomake_error_sign={
+            \ 'text': 'e>',
+            \ 'texthl': 'ErrorMsg',
+            \ }
+let g:neomake_warning_sign={
+            \ 'text': 'w>',
+            \ 'texthl': 'WarningMsg',
+            \ }
+let g:neomake_info_sign={
+            \ 'text': 'i>',
+            \ 'texthl': 'InfoMsg',
+            \ }
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 7230b9d..59c553b 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ nnoremap qw :wq<CR>
 nnoremap <Leader>w :w<CR>
 
 " plugins
-let plugins = expand("$HOME/vdotfiles/plugins.vim")
+let plugins = expand("$HOME/.vimplugins")
 if filereadable(plugins)
     execute 'source ' . fnameescape(plugins)
 endif