diff --git a/nvim/init.lua b/nvim/init.lua
index 06d0a7a..911d91b 100644
--- a/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/nvim/init.lua
@@ -894,3 +894,29 @@ require('lazy').setup({
 
 -- The line beneath this is called `modeline`. See `:help modeline`
 -- vim: ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 et
+
+-- Function to update padding in the Alacritty configuration
+local function update_padding(line_nr, from, to, file_path)
+  vim.cmd(string.format("silent !sed -i '%ss/%s/%s/' %s", line_nr, from, to, file_path))
+end
+
+-- Function to increase padding (on VimLeavePre)
+local function increase_padding()
+  update_padding('07', '0', '20', '~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml')
+  update_padding('08', '0', '20', '~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml')
+end
+
+-- Function to decrease padding (on VimEnter)
+local function decrease_padding()
+  update_padding('07', '20', '0', '~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml')
+  update_padding('08', '20', '0', '~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml')
+end
+
+-- Autocommands to adjust padding on VimEnter and VimLeavePre
+vim.cmd [[
+  augroup ChangeAlacrittyPadding
+    autocmd!
+    autocmd VimEnter * lua decrease_padding()
+    autocmd VimLeavePre * lua increase_padding()
+  augroup END
+]]
diff --git a/scripts/timechange b/scripts/timechange
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..251b08f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/timechange
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Check if IP argument is provided
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <NTP_SERVER_IP>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set the NTP server IP
+NTP_SERVER="$1"
+
+# Stop ntpd service
+echo "Stopping ntpd service..."
+sudo systemctl stop ntpd
+
+# Sync time using ntpdate
+echo "Synchronizing time with $NTP_SERVER..."
+sudo ntpdate "$NTP_SERVER"
+
+# Prompt for setting time zone
+echo "Please enter the desired time zone (e.g., UTC, Asia/Kuwait):"
+read -r TIMEZONE
+
+# Set the time zone
+if sudo timedatectl set-timezone "$TIMEZONE"; then
+    echo "Time zone set to $TIMEZONE."
+else
+    echo "Failed to set time zone to $TIMEZONE. Please ensure the input is correct."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start ntpd service
+echo "Starting ntpd service..."
+sudo systemctl start ntpd
+
+# Display the current time settings
+echo "Time synchronized successfully with $NTP_SERVER and time zone set to $TIMEZONE."
+timedatectl
+