My current .vimrc file.

.vimrc

syntax on	" enable syntax highlighting
filetype on	" enable file type detection

" Set some nice character listings, then activate list
set list listchars=tab:⟶\ ,trail:·,extends:>,precedes:<,nbsp:%
set list

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

set number " turn on line numbers
set showmatch " show matching brackets

" Highlight current line
set cursorline
hi CursorLine   cterm=NONE ctermbg=lightgrey

" Show when lines get too long
set textwidth=80
set colorcolumn=+1
highlight OverLength ctermbg=red ctermfg=white guibg=#592929
match OverLength /\%81v.\+/

set autoindent " keep intendation level

hi SpecialKey   ctermfg=white    ctermbg=none       cterm=none