Simple Vim config for remote servers

.vimrc

set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab                  "set tab, backspace and indent width to 4 spaces.
set shiftround                                                      "round-up indents to a multiple of shiftwidth.
set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬,trail:~,extends:>,precedes:<,nbsp:•     "set/add invisibles characters.
set list                                                            "make whitespace visible.
set number                                                          "add line numbers.
set hlsearch                                                        "highlight search terms.
set nowrap                                                          "set non-wraping lines.
set backspace=indent,eol,start                                      "allow backspace to pass end of lines etc.
set autoindent                                                      "autoindent on LF.
set copyindent                                                      "copy previous indentation when autoindenting.
set whichwrap=<,>,[,]                                               "allow cursor keys to wrap in all modes.
set autochdir                                                       "upon file open, change current directory to file's directory. 
colorscheme slate                                                   "set the colorscheme to the best of a bad bunch.