VIM Runtime Configuration File (.vimrc)

May 18, 2017 by Sumit Goel

Vim is a cross-platform text editor based on vi text editor program for Unix. Most Unix-like systems have vim preinstalled but if the system does not have vim then use system package manager to install vim. For example, on Ubuntu system use apt install vim. However, sometimes the default configuration is not enough to get most out of the vim, text editor. So one of the ways to customize the vim experience is by creating a .vimrc file in the user’s home directory.

Here is my vim runtime configuration file (.vimrc),

syntax on
set number
set numberwidth=1
set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set smartindent
set expandtab
set showcmd
set incsearch
set hlsearch
set ruler
set background=dark
set softtabstop=4
set autoindent
set shiftround
filetype on
filetype plugin indent on

" highlight column 79
if exists('+colorcolumn')
    set colorcolumn=79
else
    au BufWinEnter * let w:m2=matchadd('ErrorMsg', '\%>79v.\+', -1)
endif

" remember the last cursor position
autocmd BufReadPost *
  \ if line("'\"") > 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
  \   exe "normal! g`\"" |
  \ endif

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