diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/README.md b/nvim/.config/nvim/README.md
index a17442c..96e68c6 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/README.md
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ Browse files with:
 <leader>dl
 ```
 
+Oil usage:
+
+- `<leader>dl` opens the parent directory of the current file
+- `<CR>` opens a file or enters a directory
+- `-` goes to the parent directory
+- edit the Oil buffer, then `:w` to apply file operations
+
 Open `netrw` explicitly with:
 
 ```vim
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/plugins/oil.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/plugins/oil.lua
index ef61861..0cfb99a 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/plugins/oil.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/plugins/oil.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ vim.pack.add({
 })
 
 require("oil").setup({
+    keymaps = {
+        ["<C-h>"] = false,
+        ["<C-j>"] = false,
+        ["<C-k>"] = false,
+        ["<C-l>"] = false,
+    },
     view_options = {
         show_hidden = true,
         is_hidden_file = function(name, _)
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/remap.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/remap.lua
index c20e7db..800ae41 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/remap.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/remap.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
     end,
 })
 
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
+    pattern = "oil",
+    callback = function(ev)
+        vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-h>", "<C-w>h", { buffer = ev.buf })
+        vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-j>", "<C-w>j", { buffer = ev.buf })
+        vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-k>", "<C-w>k", { buffer = ev.buf })
+        vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-l>", "<C-w>l", { buffer = ev.buf })
+    end,
+})
+
 -- disable normie mouse stuff
 for _, key in ipairs({ "<Up>", "<Down>", "<Left>", "<Right>" }) do
     vim.keymap.set({ "n", "i", "v", "x", "s", "o", "c" }, key, "<Nop>")