diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index a8b5dd83..dfd6392d 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -537,17 +537,25 @@ I do a lot of docker management so having yaml is necessary
 
 ** File Management
 *** Dired
+I'm making a small function in here to open files in the appropriate program using XDG defaults. This is like opening odt files in Libreoffice or mp4 files in MPV.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package dired
   :ensure nil
   :straight nil
+  :config
+  (defun chris/dired-open-xdg ()
+    "Open the file-at-point in the appropriate program"
+    (interactive)
+    (let ((file (ignore-errors (dired-get-file-for-visit))))
+      (browse-url (file-truename file))))
   :general
   (chris/leader-keys
     :states 'normal
     :keymaps 'override
     "od" '(dired-jump :which-key "open dired here"))
   (general-def 'normal dired-mode-map
-    "q" 'kill-this-buffer))
+    "q" 'kill-this-buffer
+    "C-<return>" 'chris/dired-open-xdg))
 #+end_src
 
 We need a function to copy the full filename to kill-ring
@@ -1304,12 +1312,12 @@ Let's add our own eshell prompt. and set the password cache to a significantly h
                 (propertize path 'face `(:inherit org-level-1))))
              (when chris/eshell-status-p
                (propertize (or (chris/eshell-status-display) "") 'face font-lock-comment-face))
-             (propertize "\n" 'face '(:inherit org-todo :weight ultra-bold))
+             (propertize "\n" 'face '(:inherit org-todo :weight ultra-bold))
              " "))))
 
   ;;; If the prompt spans over multiple lines, the regexp should match
   ;;; last line only.
-  (setq-default eshell-prompt-regexp "^ ")
+  (setq-default eshell-prompt-regexp "^ ")
   (setq eshell-destroy-buffer-when-process-dies t)
 
   (defun chris/pop-eshell ()
diff --git a/eshell/history b/eshell/history
index 344dd00e..f52c7cde 100644
--- a/eshell/history
+++ b/eshell/history
@@ -109,3 +109,4 @@ ls /tmp
 cat /tmp/bongo-mpv.socket
 youtube-dl --list-formats
 youtube-dl --list-formats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry8T67AgbUM
+ls
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index b363f019..a29575b9 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -315,13 +315,20 @@ vertically."
 (use-package dired
   :ensure nil
   :straight nil
+  :config
+  (defun chris/dired-open-xdg ()
+    "Open the file-at-point in the appropriate program"
+    (interactive)
+    (let ((file (ignore-errors (dired-get-file-for-visit))))
+      (browse-url (file-truename file))))
   :general
   (chris/leader-keys
     :states 'normal
     :keymaps 'override
     "od" '(dired-jump :which-key "open dired here"))
   (general-def 'normal dired-mode-map
-    "q" 'kill-this-buffer))
+    "q" 'kill-this-buffer
+    "C-<return>" 'chris/dired-open-xdg))
 
 (defun chris/dired-yank-filename ()
   "Get the full filename from file at point and put into kill-ring"
@@ -995,12 +1002,12 @@ If on a:
                 (propertize path 'face `(:inherit org-level-1))))
              (when chris/eshell-status-p
                (propertize (or (chris/eshell-status-display) "") 'face font-lock-comment-face))
-             (propertize "\n" 'face '(:inherit org-todo :weight ultra-bold))
+             (propertize "\n" 'face '(:inherit org-todo :weight ultra-bold))
              " "))))
 
   ;;; If the prompt spans over multiple lines, the regexp should match
   ;;; last line only.
-  (setq-default eshell-prompt-regexp "^ ")
+  (setq-default eshell-prompt-regexp "^ ")
   (setq eshell-destroy-buffer-when-process-dies t)
 
   (defun chris/pop-eshell ()