a very basic vimrc

.vimrc

" set default encoding
set encoding=utf-8
" Activate indentation
filetype plugin indent on
" show existing tab with 4 spaces width
set tabstop=4
" when indenting with '>', use 4 spaces width
set shiftwidth=4
" On pressing tab, insert 4 spaces
set expandtab
" Set numbers on lines
set nu
" Disable swap files
set noswapfile
" Enable syntax highlighting
syntax on