vimrc file

.vimrc

" Use Vim settings, rather than Vi settings (much better!).
" This must be first, because it changes other options as a side effect.
set nocompatible

set wildmenu
set wildmode=full

let mapleader = ","
" toggle on whether to show line numbers
nmap <leader>n :set number!<CR>

" CTRL-U in insert mode deletes a lot.  Use CTRL-G u to first break undo,
" so that you can undo CTRL-U after inserting a line break.
inoremap <C-U> <C-G>u<C-U>

set number
set linebreak

set shiftwidth=4
set softtabstop=4
set expandtab
set formatprg=par\ -w60
set clipboard=unnamed

" Spelling settings
nmap <silent> <leader>s :set spell!<CR>
set spelllang=en_gb "Set language to British English

set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬
set guifont=Andale\ Mono:h15
set noundofile "Don't have those .swp files lying cluttering up the place

" toggle on whether to show invisibles
nmap <leader>l :set list!<CR>


"Remove all trailing whitespace by pressing F5
nnoremap <F5> :let _s=@/<Bar>:%s/\s\+$//e<Bar>:let @/=_s<Bar><CR>