Initial vimrc helpful to get started with vim

vimrc for how to get started with vim

" This will install Vundle
" Setting up Vundle - the vim plugin bundler
let iCanHazVundle=1
let vundle_readme=expand('~/.vim/bundle/vundle/README.md')
if !filereadable(vundle_readme) 
	echo "Installing Vundle.."
	echo ""
	silent !mkdir -p ~/.vim/bundle
	silent !git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim ~/.vim/bundle/vundle
	let iCanHazVundle=0
endif

" Basic settings
set nocompatible
filetype off

syntax enable
set autoindent
set backspace=indent,eol,start
set colorcolumn=80
set cursorline
set encoding=utf-8
set fileencoding=utf-8
set gdefault
set hlsearch
set ignorecase
set incsearch
set nolist
set noswapfile
set nobackup
set laststatus=2
set background=dark
set number
colorscheme default
set showmatch
set smartcase
set smartindent
set mouse=a
set wildcharm=<TAB>
set wildmode=list:longest,full      " pressing tab takes to next command
set wildmenu        " show available option in command mode
let mapleader = "\<Space>"

filetype off
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/vundle/
call vundle#begin()

" let Vundle manage Vundle, required
Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim'

Plugin 'scrooloose/nerdtree'
Plugin 'scrooloose/syntastic'
Plugin 'kien/ctrlp.vim'
Plugin 'docunext/closetag.vim'
Plugin 'bling/vim-airline'
Plugin 'tomtom/tcomment_vim'
Plugin 'MarcWeber/vim-addon-mw-utils'
Plugin 'tomtom/tlib_vim'

if iCanHazVundle == 0
	echo "Installing Vundles, please ignore key map error messages"
	echo ""
	:PluginInstall
endif

call vundle#end()            " required
filetype plugin indent on    " required


" open NerdTree by default
autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree

" some handy mappings
map      <leader>c  :TComment<cr>
nnoremap <leader>i  gg=G''
nnoremap <leader>n  :NERDTreeToggle<CR>