etc-vimrc

cat > /etc/vimrc <<'EOF'
syntax on
filetype indent plugin on
set nocompatible        " Use Vim defaults (much better!)
set bs=indent,eol,start " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
set viminfo='20,\"50    " read/write a .viminfo file, don't store more than 50 lines of registers
set history=50          " keep 50 lines of command line history
set fileencodings=utf-8,latin1

" Only do this part when compiled with support for autocommands
if has("autocmd")
  augroup vim_server
    " In text files, always limit the width of text to 78 characters
    autocmd BufRead *.txt                        set tw=78
    autocmd BufRead,BufReadPost,FileType *       set formatoptions=qrc
    autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.rb              setlocal filetype=ruby
    autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead Rakefile,Capfile  setlocal filetype=ruby
    autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead Vagrantfile       setlocal filetype=ruby
    autocmd FileType           ruby              setlocal ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 et nowrap
    autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.pp              setlocal ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 et nowrap filetype=puppet
    " When editing a file, always jump to the last cursor position
    autocmd BufReadPost *
    \ if line("'\"") > 0 && line ("'\"") <= line("$") |
    \   exe "normal! g'\"" |
    \ endif
  augroup END
endif

" Case:
set ignorecase          " case insensitive:
set infercase           " if there are caps adjust auto-completion

" TabStops:
set tabstop=4           " real tabs will show 8 spaces
set softtabstop=4       " how many spaces in a tabstop
set shiftwidth=4        " sw: indent size
set expandtab           " no tabs - space in place of tabstops
set smarttab            " sta: space in place of tabs in a new line

" Indent:
set autoindent          " ai: pre-req for si
set smartindent         " si: on
set copyindent          " ci: copy same character used in previous indent line
set shiftround          " round indent to shiftwidth

" Search:
set nohlsearch          " Highlight search terms: off on start
set incsearch           " Highlight dynamically as they are typed.
set gdefault            " global search/replace by default
set report=0            " report all lines changed

" Line Breaks:
set linebreak                   " when wrapping, uses chars listed in breakt
set breakat=\ ^I!@*-+;:,./?     " when wrapping, break at these characters
set showbreak=…                 " what to show at the start of a wrapped line
set iskeyword+=48-57,192-255
set iskeyword+=_,$,@,%,#        " none of these are word dividers

" Matching Brackets:
set showmatch           " show matching brackets
set matchtime=5         " ms blinking showmatch

" Wrapping Text:
set backspace=indent,eol,start  " make backspace a more flexible
set nowrap                      " do not break lines

" Visible Characters:
set nolist              " [no]list invisible chars
set listchars=tab:▸\ ,trail:·,eol:¬,extends:>,precedes:<
set nostartofline       " keep cursor in same column when moving up/down


" Terminal vim:
set bg=dark
set t_Co=256             " Assume: Terminal 256 colors
colorscheme desert       " try it first...
colorscheme wombat256mod " ...switch if present

set nu                   " line numbers
set ruler                " show the cursor position always
set paste                " correct paste on terminal

" Command Line:
set showcmd
set wildmode=list:longest       " command line complete


""" Toggles
" on/off highlight search"
  nmap ,h :set invhls<CR>

" on/off list chars
  nmap ,l :set invlist<CR>

" on/off linenumbers
  nmap ,n :set invnu<CR>


" Source a global configuration file if available
" if filereadable("/etc/vimrc.local")
"   source /etc/vimrc.local
" endif

" vim:ft=vim

EOF