My .vimrc file...

.vimrc

set tabstop=4
set softtabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4

" textmate like set invisibles.
" ctrl-v u25b8 for ▸ and ctrl-v u00ac for ¬
set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬
set list

set nohls
set incsearch
set showcmd
set nowrap
set number
set autoindent
set smartindent

syntax on
filetype on
filetype indent on
filetype plugin on