my .vimrc

.vimrc

syntax on " Syntax highlight

" set backspace=2
set backspace=indent,eol,start " Fixes backspace on unix systems

set tabstop=2 " set tab width

set shiftwidth=2

set expandtab " spaces instead of tabs

set list " Show invisibles

set listchars=tab:»·,trail:· 

set number " line numbers in gutter

set hlsearch " highlight the search terms

set incsearch " jump to the matches while typing

set ignorecase " ignore case while searching

set smartcase   " ... unless the search term is mixed case

set showmatch " show matching braces

set autoread " reload files when they change outside vim

set smartindent " indent after { etc

set hidden " lets you switch buffers without saving first

set mouse=a " lets you use the mouse in terminal vim

filetype plugin indent on " auto-detect the filetype

set completeopt=menuone,longest " Always show the menu, insert longest match

set encoding=utf-8

set nu
nmap Q q
nmap q <esc>

you might like these:

set hidden      " lets you switch buffers without saving first
set mouse=a     " lets you use the mouse in terminal vim
set autoread    " reload files when they change outside vim
set incsearch   " search as you type
set hlsearch    " highlight matches - <esc>:noh to clear the highlight
set showmatch   " highlight matching braces when the cursor is on them
set autoindent  " indent based on the previous line
set smartindent " indent after { etc
set ignorecase  " case insensitive search ...
set smartcase   " ... unless the search term is mixed case
set encoding=utf-8 " just do this

also if you're going to set list, try something like:

set listchars=tab:»·,trail:·

Thanks! I do like those.