diff --git a/custom/aliases/example.aliases.sh b/custom/aliases/example.aliases.sh
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-# Add your own custom alias in the custom/aliases directory. Aliases placed
-# here will override ones with the same name in the main alias directory.
diff --git a/custom/completions/example.completion.sh b/custom/completions/example.completion.sh
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-# Add your own custom completion in the custom/completion directory. Completions placed
-# here will override ones with the same name in the main completion directory.
diff --git a/custom/example.sh b/custom/example.sh
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-# You can put files here to add functionality separated per file, which
-# will be ignored by git.
-# Files on the custom/ directory will be automatically loaded by the init
-# script, in alphabetical order.
-
-# For example: add yourself some shortcuts to projects you often work on.
-#
-# brainstormr=~/workspace/projects/m2/brainstormr
-# cd $brainstormr
-#
diff --git a/custom/plugins/example/example.plugin.sh b/custom/plugins/example/example.plugin.sh
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-# Add your own custom plugins in the custom/plugins directory. Plugins placed
-# here will override ones with the same name in the main plugins directory.
diff --git a/custom/themes/example/example.theme.sh b/custom/themes/example/example.theme.sh
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-# Add your own custom themes in the custom/themes directory. Themes placed
-# here will override ones with the same name in the main themes directory.