vim config

.vimrc

"set nu " Enable line numbers

set nocompatible " Use Vim defaults instead of 100% vi compatibility
set backspace=indent,eol,start " make backspace a more flexible
set backup " Make vim write a backup file

" Don't write backup file if vim is being called by "crontab -e"
au BufWrite /private/tmp/crontab.* set nowritebackup
" Don't write backup file if vim is being called by "chpass"
au BufWrite /private/etc/pw.* set nowritebackup

syn on " Syntax highlighting
colorscheme desert " Best colorscheme
"set mouse=a " use mouse everywhere
set listchars=tab:>-,trail:- " show tabs and trailing
"set statusline=%F%m%r%h%w[%L][%{&ff}]%y[%p%%][%04l,%04v]
set matchtime=3 " how many tenths of a second to blink matching brackets for
set nohlsearch " do not highlight searched for phrases
set showmatch " show matching brackets
set ignorecase " case insensitive by default
set softtabstop=4 " when hitting tab or backspace, how many spaces should a tab be (see expandtab)
set tabstop=8 " real tabs should be 8, and they will show with set list on
set list " we do want to show tabs, to ensure we get them out of my files
set modeline
set ls=2
set statusline=%F%m%r%h%w\ %=\ [%l,%v][%p%%]\ %{strftime(\"%d/%m/%y\ -\ %H:%M\")}