custom .vimrc

.vimrc

" Make Vim more useful
set nocompatible

" Use the OS clipboard by default (on versions compiled with `+clipboard`)
" Set color scheme!
set clipboard=unnamed

" Enhance command-line completion
set wildmenu

" Allow cursor keys in insert mode
set esckeys

" Allow backspace in insert mode
set backspace=indent,eol,start

" Optimize for fast terminal connections
set ttyfast

" Add the g flag to search/replace by default
set gdefault

" Enable per-directory .vimrc files and disable unsafe commands in them
set exrc
set secure

" Enable syntax highlighting
syntax on

" Enable line numbers
set number

" Highlight searches
set hlsearch

" Highlight dynamically as pattern is typed
set incsearch
set mouse=a

" Don’t reset cursor to start of line when moving around.
set nostartofline

" Show the current mode
set showmode

" Show the filename in the window titlebar
set title

" Show the (partial) command as it’s being typed
set showcmd

" Start scrolling three lines before the horizontal window border
set scrolloff=2

" size of a hard tabstop
set tabstop=4

" size of an "indent"
set shiftwidth=4

" colorscheme zenburn? nahh
" :colorscheme zenburn

" enable 256 colors
" :set t_Co=256

" syntax enable
" set background=dark
" colorscheme solarized

" set smartindent
set smartindent