Basic vimrc

.vimrc

set nocp 		" use vim settings instead of vi - MUST BE 1ST LINE!

" set pathogen plugin which helps installing plugins and runtime files
execute pathogen#infect()

set encoding=utf-8
set fileencoding=utf-8
scriptencoding utf-8
let mapleader = ","
syntax on			" enable syntax highlighting
set showcmd			" display incomplete commands

filetype plugin indent on       " load file type plugins + indentation

set nowrap
set hls
set number
set wm=2
set backspace=indent,eol,start  " backspace through everything in insert mode
set ignorecase                  " searches are case insensitive...
set smartcase                   " ... unless they contain at least one capital letter
set hidden              " for troubleshooting: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Troubleshooting#vimrc
set modeline

"set sidescroll=3
"set listchars+=precedes:<,extends:>
"
set autoindent			" indent at the same level of the previous line
set nosmartindent
set nomodeline
set wildmenu			" tab completion

set pastetoggle=<F12>   " pastetoggle (sane indentation on pastes)
set scrolloff=5			" scrolls 5 lines before reaching the very top or bottom
set sidescroll=2		" only scroll horizontally little by little
set ttyfast				" improves redrawing for newer computers

set tabstop=4			" tabs are 4 characters long
set shiftwidth=4		" < and > use indents of 4 spaces
set softtabstop=4       " let backspace delete indent
set expandtab			" tabs are spaces, not tabs

set incsearch			" highlights searches for efficient movement

" Different settings for html files
autocmd FileType html,xml :setlocal sw=2 ts=2 sts=2
autocmd FileType python :setlocal ts=8 et sw=4 sts=4

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" stop creation of files with ~ extension
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set backupdir-=.            " stop saving backups in local dir
set backupdir^=~/tmp,/tmp
set directory=~/tmp//,.     " set swapfile dir
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