.vimrc

" Set the leader key
let mapleader = ","

" Map w!! to write file with sudo, when forgot to open with sudo.
cmap w!! w !sudo tee % >/dev/null

" Map F1 to Esc. Safe to remove if not desirable.
inoremap <F1> <ESC>
nnoremap <F1> <ESC>
vnoremap <F1> <ESC>

" Display a place holder character for tabs and trailing spaces
set list
set listchars=trail:⋅,nbsp:⋅,tab:▷⋅

" Enable plugins and indentation based on filetype
filetype plugin indent on

" Enable filetype detection
setlocal foldmethod=syntax
setlocal nofoldenable

" Remove highlighting search results
nnoremap <leader><space> :noh <CR>

" Set the keys to turn spell checking on/off
map <F8> <Esc>:setlocal spell spelllang=en_us<CR>
map <F9> <Esc>:setlocal nospell<CR>