useful vimrc .vimrc settings configuration

" All system-wide defaults are set in $VIMRUNTIME/debian.vim and sourced by

" the call to :runtime you can find below.  If you wish to change any of those

" settings, you should do it in this file (/etc/vim/vimrc), since debian.vim

" will be overwritten everytime an upgrade of the vim packages is performed.

" It is recommended to make changes after sourcing debian.vim since it alters

" the value of the 'compatible' option.

" This line should not be removed as it ensures that various options are

" properly set to work with the Vim-related packages available in Debian.

runtime! debian.vim

" Uncomment the next line to make Vim more Vi-compatible

" NOTE: debian.vim sets 'nocompatible'.  Setting 'compatible' changes numerous

" options, so any other options should be set AFTER setting 'compatible'.

"set compatible

" Vim5 and later versions support syntax highlighting. Uncommenting the next

" line enables syntax highlighting by default.

syntax on

" If using a dark background within the editing area and syntax highlighting

" turn on this option as well

"set background=dark

" Uncomment the following to have Vim jump to the last position when

" reopening a file

if has("autocmd")

  au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") | exe "normal! g'\"" | endif

endif

" Uncomment the following to have Vim load indentation rules and plugins

" according to the detected filetype.

"if has("autocmd")

"  filetype plugin indent on

"endif

" The following are commented out as they cause vim to behave a lot

" differently from regular Vi. They are highly recommended though.

"set showcmd            " Show (partial) command in status line.

set showmatch           " Show matching brackets.

set ignorecase          " Do case insensitive matching

"set smartcase          " Do smart case matching

"set incsearch          " Incremental search

"set autowrite          " Automatically save before commands like :next and :make

"set hidden             " Hide buffers when they are abandoned

"set mouse=a            " Enable mouse usage (all modes)

" rbf

set hlsearch

" Source a global configuration file if available

if filereadable("/etc/vim/vimrc.local")

  source /etc/vim/vimrc.local

endif