diff --git a/lua/config/autocommands.lua b/lua/config/autocommands.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fe38c6
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+++ b/lua/config/autocommands.lua
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+local augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("UserConfig", {})
+
+-- highlight yanked text
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("TextYankPost", {
+  group = augroup,
+  callback = function()
+    vim.highlight.on_yank()
+  end,
+})
+
+-- open file on previous position before quitting
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufReadPost", {
+  group = augroup,
+  callback = function()
+    local mark = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_mark(0, '"')
+    local lcount = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(0)
+    if mark[1] > 0 and mark[1] <= lcount then
+      pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor, 0, mark)
+    end
+  end,
+})
+
+-- create directories if they don't exist
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufWritePre", {
+  group = augroup,
+  callback = function()
+    local dir = vim.fn.expand('<afile>:p:h')
+    if vim.fn.isdirectory(dir) == 0 then
+      vim.fn.mkdir(dir, 'p')
+    end
+  end,
+})
+