vimrc.dotfile

set nocompatible

set history =700        			                        " setting history length to 700
syntax enable           			                        " syntax highlighting
filetype plugin indent on			                        " type file detection

set autoread 					                                " detect changes in outside apps
set ruler					                                    " show cursor position
set number					                                  " line numbers

set ignorecase					                              " case insensitive searching...
set smartcase					                                " ...unless query is capitalized
set hlsearch					                                " highlight matches...
set incsearch					                                " ...as i type
set magic					                                    " pattern match with special characters
set showmatch					                                " show matching braces/paren

set showcmd    	     	                                " display incomplete commands.
set showmode					                                " display the mode you're in.

set shell=/bin/bash		           	                    " for running things

set backspace=indent,eol,start                        " Intuitive backspacing.

set hidden                                            " Handle multiple buffers better.

set wildmenu                                          " Enhanced command line completion.
set wildmode=list:longest                             " Complete files like a shell.

set wrap                                              " Turn on line wrapping.
set scrolloff=3                                       " Show 3 lines of context around the cursor.

set title                                             " Set the terminal's title

set visualbell                                        " No beeping.

set nobackup                                          " Don't make a backup before overwriting a file.
set nowritebackup                                     " And again.
set directory=$HOME/.vim/tmp//,.                      " Keep swap files in one location

set expandtab					                                " spaces instead of tabs
set shiftwidth=2			    	                          " shift width
set tabstop=2   				                              " tab width
set smarttab

set laststatus=2                                      " Show the status line all the time

set lbr						                                    " smart word breaking
set tw=80					                                    " line width

set ai					                                      " autoindent
set si						                                    " smart indenting
set wrap				    	                                " word wrap

if exists('+colorcolumn')
    set cc=+1 " character color after 80 characters
endif