diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0bfa6a817256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var eslint = require( './etc/eslint/.eslintrc.overrides.js' );
+
+
+// EXPORTS //
+
+module.exports = eslint;
diff --git a/etc/eslint/.eslintrc.js b/etc/eslint/.eslintrc.js
index 05884e680773..d957e504d5e7 100644
--- a/etc/eslint/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/etc/eslint/.eslintrc.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ eslint.rules = require( './rules' );
 * @memberof eslint
 * @type {Array}
 */
-eslint.overrides = require( './overrides' );
+eslint.overrides = require( './overrides/repl_namespace.js' );
 
 /**
 * Parser options.
diff --git a/etc/eslint/.eslintrc.overrides.js b/etc/eslint/.eslintrc.overrides.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b603bf87967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/eslint/.eslintrc.overrides.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+// FIXME: remove the next line and uncomment the subsequent line once all remark JSDoc ESLint rules are completed
+var copy = require( './../../lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/copy' );
+
+// var copy = require( './utils/copy.js' );
+var defaults = require( './.eslintrc.js' );
+
+
+// MAIN //
+
+/**
+* ESLint configuration.
+*
+* @namespace eslint
+*/
+var eslint = copy( defaults );
+
+/**
+* Overrides.
+*
+* @name overrides
+* @memberof eslint
+* @type {Array}
+*/
+eslint.overrides = require( './overrides' );
+
+
+// EXPORTS //
+
+module.exports = eslint;
diff --git a/etc/eslint/overrides/index.js b/etc/eslint/overrides/index.js
index 90c4380b51a9..3e35ff9e02cb 100644
--- a/etc/eslint/overrides/index.js
+++ b/etc/eslint/overrides/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,48 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+// VARIABLES //
+
+var restrictedSyntaxConfig = [ 'error',
+	'ArrowFunctionExpression',
+	'ClassBody',
+	'ClassDeclaration',
+	'ClassExpression',
+	'DebuggerStatement',
+	'ExperimentalRestProperty',
+	'ExperimentalSpreadProperty',
+
+	// 'FunctionExpression',
+	'LabeledStatement',
+	'RestElement',
+	'SpreadElement',
+	'TaggedTemplateExpression',
+	'TemplateElement',
+	'TemplateLiteral',
+	'WithStatement',
+	'YieldExpression',
+	'JSXIdentifier',
+	'JSXNamespacedName',
+	'JSXMemberExpression',
+	'JSXEmptyExpression',
+	'JSXExpressionContainer',
+	'JSXElement',
+	'JSXClosingElement',
+	'JSXOpeningElement',
+	'JSXAttribute',
+	'JSXSpreadAttribute',
+	'JSXText',
+	'ExportDefaultDeclaration',
+	'ExportNamedDeclaration',
+	'ExportAllDeclaration',
+	'ExportSpecifier',
+	'ImportDeclaration',
+	'ImportSpecifier',
+	'ImportDefaultSpecifier',
+	'ImportNamespaceSpecifier'
+];
+
+
 // MAIN //
 
 /**
@@ -27,11 +69,51 @@
 */
 var overrides = [
 	{
-		'env': {},
 		'files': [ '[a-z].js' ],
 		'rules': {
 			'stdlib/repl-namespace-order': 'error'
 		}
+	},
+	{
+		'files': [ '**/benchmark/*.js' ],
+		'rules': {
+			'no-new-wrappers': 'warn',
+			'max-lines': [ 'warn', {
+				'max': 1000,
+				'skipBlankLines': true,
+				'skipComments': true
+			}],
+			'no-restricted-syntax': restrictedSyntaxConfig,
+			'require-jsdoc': 'off',
+			'stdlib/jsdoc-private-annotation': 'off'
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		'files': [ '**/examples/*.js' ],
+		'rules': {
+			'no-new-wrappers': 'warn',
+			'vars-on-top': 'off',
+			'no-console': 'off',
+			'require-jsdoc': 'off',
+			'stdlib/jsdoc-private-annotation': 'off',
+			'stdlib/vars-order': 'off'
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		'files': [ '**/test/*.js' ],
+		'rules': {
+			'no-empty-function': 'off',
+			'no-new-wrappers': 'warn',
+			'max-lines': [ 'warn', {
+				'max': 1000,
+				'skipBlankLines': true,
+				'skipComments': true
+			}],
+			'no-restricted-syntax': restrictedSyntaxConfig,
+			'require-jsdoc': 'off',
+			'stdlib/jsdoc-private-annotation': 'off',
+			'no-undefined': 'off'
+		}
 	}
 ];
 
diff --git a/etc/eslint/overrides/repl_namespace.js b/etc/eslint/overrides/repl_namespace.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3a06a7af100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/eslint/overrides/repl_namespace.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MAIN //
+
+/**
+* ESLint overrides for REPL namespace files.
+*
+* @namespace overrides
+*/
+var overrides = [
+	{
+		'files': [ '[a-z].js' ],
+		'rules': {
+			'stdlib/repl-namespace-order': 'error'
+		}
+	}
+];
+
+
+// EXPORTS //
+
+module.exports = overrides;