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Custom vim setup. Clone in root directory. This is a revised version that does not need any plugin installed (vundle or otherwise). Serves my needs.
" Automatic reloading of .vimrc
autocmd! bufwritepost .vimrc source %
" Set shift width to 4 spaces.
set shiftwidth=4
set shiftround
" Set tab width to 4 columns.
set tabstop=4
set softtabstop=4
" Use space characters instead of tabs.
set expandtab
" Do not save backup and swap files.
set nobackup
set nowritebackup
set noswapfile
" Do not let cursor scroll below or above N number of lines when scrolling.
set scrolloff=10
" Do not wrap lines. Allow long lines to extend as far as the line goes.
set nowrap
" While searching though a file incrementally highlight matching characters as you type.
set incsearch
" Ignore capital letters during search.
set ignorecase
" Override the ignorecase option if searching for capital letters.
" This will allow you to search specifically for capital letters.
set smartcase
" Show partial command you type in the last line of the screen.
set showcmd
" Show the mode you are on the last line.
set showmode
" Show matching words during a search.
set showmatch
" Use highlighting when doing a search.
set hlsearch
" Set the commands to save in history default number is 20.
set history=1000
set undolevels=1000
" Add numbers to each line on the left-hand side.
set number
set number " show line numbers
set tw=79 " width of document (used by gd)
set nowrap " don't automatically wrap on load
set fo-=t " don't automatically wrap text when typing
set colorcolumn=80
highlight ColorColumn ctermbg=233
" Turn syntax highlighting on.
syntax on
" easier formatting of paragraphs
vmap Q gq
nmap Q gqap
" Enable mouse input
set mouse=a
"Shift-LeftClick a word to search forwards, or Shift-RightClick to search backwards.
set mousemodel=extend
" Better copy & paste
" When you want to paste large blocks of code into vim, press F2 before you
" paste. At the bottom you should see ``-- INSERT (paste) --``.
set pastetoggle=<F2>
set clipboard=unnamed" Automatic reloading of .vimrc
autocmd! bufwritepost .vimrc source %
" Set shift width to 4 spaces.
set shiftwidth=4
set shiftround
" Set tab width to 4 columns.
set tabstop=4
set softtabstop=4
" Use space characters instead of tabs.
set expandtab
" Do not save backup and swap files.
set nobackup
set nowritebackup
set noswapfile
" Do not let cursor scroll below or above N number of lines when scrolling.
set scrolloff=10
" Do not wrap lines. Allow long lines to extend as far as the line goes.
set nowrap
" While searching though a file incrementally highlight matching characters as you type.
set incsearch
" Ignore capital letters during search.
set ignorecase
" Override the ignorecase option if searching for capital letters.
" This will allow you to search specifically for capital letters.
set smartcase
" Show partial command you type in the last line of the screen.
set showcmd
" Show the mode you are on the last line.
set showmode
" Show matching words during a search.
set showmatch
" Use highlighting when doing a search.
set hlsearch
" Set the commands to save in history default number is 20.
set history=1000
set undolevels=1000
" Add numbers to each line on the left-hand side.
set number
set number " show line numbers
set tw=79 " width of document (used by gd)
set nowrap " don't automatically wrap on load
set fo-=t " don't automatically wrap text when typing
set colorcolumn=80
highlight ColorColumn ctermbg=233
" Turn syntax highlighting on.
syntax on
" easier formatting of paragraphs
vmap Q gq
nmap Q gqap
" Enable mouse input
set mouse=a
"Shift-LeftClick a word to search forwards, or Shift-RightClick to search backwards.
set mousemodel=extend
" Better copy & paste
" When you want to paste large blocks of code into vim, press F2 before you
" paste. At the bottom you should see ``-- INSERT (paste) --``.
set pastetoggle=<F2>
set clipboard=unnamed
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install vundle first

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