Vimrc for Raspberry

.vimrc

" ---------------------------------------------
" Appearance Settings
" ---------------------------------------------

" Don't check compatibility
set nocompatible

" Enable syntax highlighting
syntax on

" Show line numbers
set number

" Change line numbers to gray
:highlight LineNr ctermfg=grey

" Highlight cursor line
set ruler

" Show matching brackets when text indicator is over them
set showmatch
" How many tenths of a second to blink when matching brackets
set mat=2

" Add a bit extra margin to the left
set foldcolumn=0

" Use spaces instead of tabs
set expandtab

" 1 tab == 4 spaces
set shiftwidth=4
set tabstop=4

" Set proper encoding
set encoding=utf-8

" Disable annoying beeps
set noerrorbells

" Visual bell instead of beeping
" set visualbell

" Turn backup off, since most stuff is in SVN, git etc
set nobackup
set nowb
set noswapfile

" Make backspace work like most other programs
set backspace=indent,eol,start