minimal acceptable vim

.vimrc

set nocompatible


" map jj to escape
imap jj <Esc>

" activate mouse control
set mouse=a

" display line number
set number


" auto indent
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on

" Set 7 lines to the cursor - when moving vertically using j/k
set so=7

" Turn on the WiLd menu
set wildmenu

" Ignore compiled files
set wildignore=*.o,*~

" Always show current position
set ruler

" don't annoy with case
set ignorecase
set smartcase

" Highlight search results
set hlsearch

" Makes search act like search in modern browsers
set incsearch

" For regular expressions turn magic on
set magic

" Show matching brackets when text indicator is over them
set showmatch

" No annoying sound on errors
set noerrorbells
set novisualbell
set t_vb=
set tm=500

" syntax highlighting
syntax on


" setmart when using tabs ;)
set smarttab

" 1 tab == 4 spaces
set expandtab
set shiftwidth=4
set tabstop=4

autocmd FileType make setlocal noexpandtab

" Linebreak on 500 characters
"set lbr
"set tw=500

set ai "Auto indent
set si "Smart indent
set wrap "Wrap lines
set laststatus=2

" Configure backspace so it acts as it should act
set backspace=eol,start,indent
set whichwrap+=<,>,h,l

" Treat long lines as break lines (useful when moving around in them)
map j gj
map k gk

" Smart way to move between windows
map <C-j> <C-W>j
map <C-k> <C-W>k
map <C-h> <C-W>h
map <C-l> <C-W>l


" don't use swap file and backup file
set nobackup
set noswapfile

" draw the command
set showcmd


set fileencoding=utf8


" copy and paste from the system clipboard
nmap <leader>y "+y 
nmap <leader>p "+p 

" visual shifting
vnoremap < <gv
vnoremap > >gv

" reload vimrc 
nmap <Leader>s :source $MYVIMRC