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+! urxvt config
+URxvt.scrollBar: False
+!URxvt.font: xft:Source Code Pro:size=10
+URxvt.font: xft:Inconsolata :size=10
+
+URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,clipboard
+URxvt.keysym.M-c: perl:clipboard:copy
+URxvt.keysym.M-v: perl:clipboard:paste
+URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:clipboard:paste_escaped
+
+! terminal colours
+URxvt.foreground:#a0a0a0
+*background:#1b1d1e
+
+!molokai inspired colors
+
+!!black
+*color0:  #1b1d1e
+*color8:  #505354
+
+!red
+*color1:  #f92672
+*color9:  #ff5995
+
+!green
+*color2:  #82b414
+*color10: #b6e354
+
+!yellow
+*color3:  #fd971f
+*color11: #feed6c
+
+!blue
+*color4:  #56c2d6
+*color12: #8cedff
+
+!magenta
+*color5:  #8c54fe
+*color13: #9e6ffe
+
+!cyan
+*color6:  #465457
+*color14: #899ca1
+
+!white
+*color7:  #ccccc6
+*color15: #f8f8f2aa