My Custom .vimrc file for VIM [updated]

Steve FranciaJun 02,2008

Vim (text editor) in a terminal emulator, with...

Vim is a good editor, made great with a custom .vimrc file.

My .vimrc file adds syntax highlighting, autocomplete with tab, folding and highlights the line you are on.

Feel free to use or modify it for your needs.

Original Post, June 2 2008, Updated Oct 1 2009

VIM

I have a love hate relationship with VIM. I am extremely productive using it, yet I still think there must be a better editor out there. Despite years of trying out other editors, I always come back to vim. Quanta Plus was close, and notepad++ works well on windows, but I always ending up typing a lot of unnecessary j’s and k’s ;)

My .vimrc

Updated July 30, 2008

" ****************** <span class="caps">INITIALIZE</span> ******************* 
set nocompatible 				" must be first line
filetype plugin indent on  		" Automatically detect file types.
syntax on 						" syntax highlighting
 
" ****************** <span class="caps">VISUAL</span> ******************* 
color ir_black        	       	" load a colorscheme
 
set cursorline  		" highlight current line
hi cursorline guibg=#333333 	" highlight bg color of current line
hi CursorColumn guibg=#333333   " highlight cursor
 
if has('cmdline_info')
    set ruler                  	" show the ruler
    set rulerformat=%30(%=\:b%n%y%m%r%w\ %l,%c%V\ %P%) " a ruler on steroids
    set showcmd                	" show partial commands in status line and
                               	" selected characters/lines in visual mode
endif
 
if has('statusline')
    set laststatus=1           	" show statusline only if there are &gt; 1 windows
    set statusline=%&lt;%f\ %=\:\b%n%y%m%r%w\ %l,%c%V\ %P " a statusline, also on steroids
endif
 
" <span class="caps">GVIM</span>- (here instead of .gvimrc)
if has('gui_running')
    set guioptions-=T          	" remove the toolbar
    set lines=40               	" 40 lines of text instead of 24,
endif
 
" ****************** <span class="caps">ENVIRONMENT</span> ******************* 
set backspace=indent,eol,start 	" backspace for dummys
set showmatch                  	" show matching brackets/parenthesis
set wildmenu 					" show list instead of just completing
set wildmode=list:longest,full 	" comand <tab> completion, list matches, then longest common part, then all.
set shortmess+=filmnrxoOtT     	" abbrev. of messages (avoids 'hit enter')
set showmode                   	" display the current mode
" set spell 		 	     	" spell checking on
set nu 							" Line numbers on
set tabpagemax=15 				" only show 15 tabs
set incsearch 					" find as you type search
set hlsearch 					" highlight search terms
set winminheight=0 				" windows can be 0 line high 
set autowrite
set whichwrap=b,s,h,l,&lt;,&gt;,[,]	" backspace and cursor keys wrap to
set ignorecase 					" case insensitive search
set smartcase 					" case sensitive when uc present
set backup 						" backups are nice
set backupdir=$<span class="caps">HOME</span>/.backup		" but they clog cwd 
set backupdir=~/.backup,~/tmp,.,/tmp"}}}
set scrolljump=5 				" lines to scroll when cursor leaves screen
set scrolloff=3 				" minimum lines to keep above and below cursor
set foldenable  				" auto fold code
"set foldmethod=marker 			" type of folding
"set foldclose=all
"set writebackup
 
" ****************** <span class="caps">FORMATTING</span> ******************* 
" Formatting
set nowrap                     	" wrap long lines
set autoindent                 	" indent at the same level of the previous line
set shiftwidth=4               	" use indents of 4 spaces
set noexpandtab 	       		" tabs are tabs, not spaces
set tabstop=4 					" an indentation every four columns
"set matchpairs+=&lt;:&gt;            	" match, to be used with % 
set pastetoggle=<f12>          	" pastetoggle (sane indentation on pastes)
"set comments=sl:/*,mb:*,elx:*/  " auto format comment blocks
 
" ****************** <span class="caps">GENERAL</span> <span class="caps">SHORTCUTS</span> ******************* 
map <c-l> <c-w>_
map <c-j> <c-w>j<c-w>_
map <c-k> <c-w>k<c-w>_
map <s-h> gT
map <s-l> gt
 
" Stupid shift key fixes
map:W :w 						
map:<span class="caps">WQ</span> :wq
map:wQ :wq
map:Q :q
 
autocmd BufEnter * lcd %:p:h  	" change directory the current file's 
"autocmd BufWritePost .vimrc source %
 
" ****************** <span class="caps">CODING</span> ******************* 
 
if has("autocmd") &amp;&amp; exists("+omnifunc")
	autocmd Filetype *
		\if &amp;omnifunc == "" |
		\setlocal omnifunc=syntaxcomplete#Complete |
		\endif
endif
 
set completeopt+=menuone 		" show preview of function prototype
 
" ****************** <span class="caps">PLUGINS</span> ******************* 
:map <c-f10> <esc>:vsp<cr>:VTree<cr>
" map Control + F10 to Vtree
 
let g:checksyntax_auto = 0
 
"comment out line(s) in visual mode
vmap  o  :call NERDComment(1, 'toggle')<cr>
let g:NERDShutUp=1
 
let b:match_ignorecase = 1
 
 
 
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