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@@ -160,4 +160,25 @@ Important: make sure not to add prettier to null-ls, otherwise this won't work!
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+## Automatically returns to `Dashboard`
+
+Automatically returns to the dashboard when the buffer is empty.
+
+Add the below to your `lua/config/autocmds.lua` file
+
+```lua
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufDelete", {
+  group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("dashboard_on_empty", { clear = true }),
+  callback = function(args)
+    local deleted_name = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(args.buf)
+    local deleted_ft = vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("filetype", { buf = args.buf })
+    local dashboard_on_empty = (deleted_name == "" and deleted_ft == "")
+      or (vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0) == "" and vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("filetype", { buf = 0 }) == "")
+    if dashboard_on_empty then
+      vim.cmd("Dashboard")
+    end
+  end,
+})
+```
+
 <!-- recipes:end -->