My .vimrc configuration

.vimrc

set nocompatible " don't try to be compatible with vi
syntax enable
set number " show line numbers
set noerrorbells " no sound on error
set visualbell
set encoding=utf-8
set wrap
set expandtab " spaces instead of tabs
set tabstop=4 " 1 tab = 4 spaces
set history=1000
set ignorecase " case insensitive search

" Enable 256 colors palette in Gnome Terminal
if $COLORTERM == 'gnome-terminal'
    set t_Co=256
endif

try
    colorscheme desert
catch
endtry

set background=dark