.vimrc

filetype on
filetype off
execute pathogen#infect()
syntax on
filetype plugin indent on

" ruby-friendly tab defaults
set tabstop=2
set smarttab
set shiftwidth=2
set autoindent
set smartindent " ??
set expandtab

"  search options
set incsearch
" set ignorecase
" set smartcase

set scrolloff=5

autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.ru set filetype=ruby
autocmd FileType python set tabstop=4|set shiftwidth=4|set expandtab|set softtabstop=4
autocmd FileType javascript set tabstop=4|set shiftwidth=4|set expandtab|set softtabstop=4

set vb                  " visual bell
set number							" Show line numbering
set ruler               " line numbers and column the cursor is on
set showcmd             " Display what command is waiting for an operator

set showmatch	          " Briefly jump to the previous matching paren
"set matchtime=2         " For .2 seconds

" home-row escape shortcut
:inoremap ;; <ESC>

" leader key
let mapleader = "\\"
	
:nmap <C-j> jzz
:nmap <C-k> kzz

" heresy
:inoremap <C-a> <esc>I
:inoremap <C-e> <esc>A

set wildmode=longest,list,full
set wildmenu

runtime! macros/matchit.vim

:colorscheme vividchalk

" Turn on menu bar in MacVim
:set guioptions+=T

" CtrlP options
let g:ctrlp_cmd = 'CtrlPMixed'                           " mixed mode (buffers too)
let g:ctrlp_match_func = {'match' : 'matcher#cmatch' }   " better matcher (Command-T-like)
let g:ctrlp_prompt_mappings = {                          
  \ 'AcceptSelection("e")': ['<c-t>'],
  \ 'AcceptSelection("t")': ['<cr>', '<2-LeftMouse>'],
  \ }                                                    " open in new tab by default
let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = {                          
  \ 'dir': 'node_modules/[^@]'
  \ }                                                    

let g:ackprg = 'ag --nogroup --nocolor --column'
:nmap <leader>A :Ack 
:nmap <leader>a #*:AckFromSearch<Enter>

:nmap <C-Enter> <C-w><C-]><C-w>T

:nmap <leader>\ Vgcj
:nmap <leader><space> i<space><esc>

let g:elm_format_autosave = 1

welcome.md

Here is how to get going with a vim setup like the one I use.

1. Install MacVim (if you want to use vim on OSX)

https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/releases

MacVim is an implementation of vim for OS X which is nice b/c it integrates well will the desktop, native key bindings, etc.

2. Install pathogen

https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen

Follow the instructions there. pathogen provides a sane way to manage vim plugins (the native way is insane so everyone uses this or something similar). Plugins can now be installed by cloning the plugins into ~/.vim/bundle . (Note that pathogen is not the only plugin manager available, but I like it because it is simple.)

3. Install ctrlp ...

cd ~/.vim/bundle && git clone https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim.git

... and an enhanced matcher for it

cd ~/.vim/bundle && git clone https://github.com/JazzCore/ctrlp-cmatcher.git

... which requires an additional compile step (on OS X)

  export CFLAGS=-Qunused-arguments
  export CPPFLAGS=-Qunused-arguments
  cd ~/.vim/bundle/ctrlp-cmatcher/
  ./install.sh

CtrlP is a super awesome file finder extension. It's pretty life changing. It also requires a line in your .vimrc (if you don't use the one I provide below)

4. Spiff up your ~/.vimrc . vim is configured using its own vim script language. You can configure a lot of vim's behavior.

Note I do some extra configuration for ctrlp and ack.vim plugins.

5. Go to town installing other plugins that sound good to you -- although you might want to start slow to get the hang of vanilla vim. As mentioned installing a plugin usually means git clone the project into ~/.vim/bundle. Here are some that I use/have used, many of which come from https://github.com/tpope , who is some sort of vim god.

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible (sensible defaults)

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-commentary

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-rails (I don't happen to use this one)

• https://github.com/kchmck/vim-coffee-script (def want this one)

• https://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim (I have this one installed but don't use it much)

• https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree (file tree browser)

  At the behest of @nidd, here is a plugin that claims to do something like what emacs users are used to wrt working directories: https://github.com/yssl/autocwd.vim

6. You may want to install color schemes. There are a lot out there. I use one called vividchalk. Here is a big pack of them: https://github.com/flazz/vim-colorschemes . Drop the color scheme files into ~/.vim/colors to make them available.

7. Learn you some vim! A classic tool to help is vimtutor (command line). Obv there are plenty of online resources. And we all love playing vim golf in the slack channel.

Enjoy!