vimrc

" filetype off                    " force reloading *after* pathogen loaded
filetype plugin indent on       " enable detection, plugins and indenting in one step
syntax on


set showmode                    " always show what mode we're currently editing in
set nowrap                      " don't wrap lines
set tabstop=4                   " a tab is four spaces
set softtabstop=4               " when hitting <BS>, pretend like a tab is removed, even if spaces
set expandtab                   " expand tabs by default (overloadable per file type later)
set shiftwidth=4                " number of spaces to use for autoindenting
set shiftround                  " use multiple of shiftwidth when indenting with '<' and '>'
set backspace=indent,eol,start  " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
set autoindent                  " always set autoindenting on
" set copyindent                  " copy the previous indentation on autoindenting
set number                      " always show line numbers
set showmatch                   " set show matching parenthesis
set ignorecase                  " ignore case when searching
set smartcase                   " ignore case if search pattern is all lowercase,
                                "    case-sensitive otherwise
set smarttab                    " insert tabs on the start of a line according to
                                "    shiftwidth, not tabstop
set scrolloff=4                 " keep 4 lines off the edges of the screen when scrolling
" set virtualedit=all             " allow the cursor to go in to "invalid" places
set hlsearch                    " highlight search terms
set incsearch                   " show search matches as you type
set gdefault                    " search/replace "globally" (on a line) by default
set listchars=tab:▸\ ,trail:·,extends:#,nbsp:·

set nolist                      " don't show invisible characters by default,
                                " but it is enabled for some file types (see later)
set pastetoggle=<F2>            " when in insert mode, press <F2> to go to
                                "    paste mode, where you can paste mass data
                                "    that won't be autoindented
" set mouse=a                     " enable using the mouse if terminal emulator
                                "    supports it (xterm does)
set fileformats="unix,dos,mac"
set formatoptions+=1            " When wrapping paragraphs, don't end lines
                                "    with 1-letter words (looks stupid)

set nrformats=                  " make <C-a> and <C-x> play well with
                                "    zero-padded numbers (i.e. don't consider
                                "    them octal or hex)

set termencoding=utf-8
set encoding=utf-8
set lazyredraw                  " don't update the display while executing macros
set laststatus=2                " tell VIM to always put a status line in, even
                                "    if there is only one window
set cmdheight=1                 " use a status bar that is 2 rows high

set hidden                      " hide buffers instead of closing them this
                                "    means that the current buffer can be put
                                "    to background without being written; and
                                "    that marks and undo history are preserved
set switchbuf=useopen           " reveal already opened files from the
                                " quickfix window instead of opening new
                                " buffers
set history=1000                " remember more commands and search history
set undolevels=1000             " use many muchos levels of undo
if v:version >= 730
    set undofile                " keep a persistent backup file
    set undodir=~/.vim/.undo,~/tmp,/tmp
endif
set nobackup                    " do not keep backup files, it's 70's style cluttering
set noswapfile                  " do not write annoying intermediate swap files,
                                "    who did ever restore from swap files anyway?
set directory=~/.vim/.tmp,~/tmp,/tmp
                                " store swap files in one of these directories
                                "    (in case swapfile is ever turned on)
set viminfo='20,\"80            " read/write a .viminfo file, don't store more
                                "    than 80 lines of registers


set nocp
set backspace=2