Hvm's customized VIM configuration (file: ~/.vimrc)

.vimrc

"
"       Author: Hugo Monteiro
"  Description: Customized VIM settings with syntax checker using shellcheck and jshint (if installed)
"         URL : https://gist.github.com/hvmonteiro/11fea54401063fc0e2033fd0a3be8c58
" Last Changed: 12-04-2016
"        Notes: File to be used as ~/.vimrc
"


color desert
set nowrap

" Increase copY buffer maximum register size to 1000kb (20 = remember changes
" for the previously opened 20 files)
set viminfo='20,<1000

"##############################################################################                                                                         
"" Easier split navigation                                                                                                                               
"##############################################################################                                                                         
"
"" Use ctrl+<cursors> or ctrl-[hjkl] to select the active split window/panel!
"nmap <silent> <c-k> :wincmd k<CR>                                                                                                                       
"nmap <silent> <c-j> :wincmd j<CR>                                                                                                                       
"nmap <silent> <c-h> :wincmd h<CR>                                                                                                                       
"nmap <silent> <c-l> :wincmd l<CR>
nnoremap <silent> <C-Right> <c-w>l
nnoremap <silent> <C-Left> <c-w>h
nnoremap <silent> <C-Up> <c-w>k
nnoremap <silent> <C-Down> <c-w>j


set history=500
set statusline=%<%f%m%r%y%=%b\ 0x%B\ \ %l,%c%V\ %P
set laststatus=2 " always a status line

set encoding=utf-8

" Switch syntax highlighting on, when the terminal has colors
" Also switch on highlighting the last used search pattern.
if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
  syntax enable
  set hlsearch
  " colorscheme mycolors " Custom colors if the file/highlight file exists
endif


" Editor basics {{{
" Behave like Vim instead of Vi
set nocompatible

" Show the current cursor position
set ruler

" Enable syntax highlighting
syn on
" }}}
" Mouse {{{
" Send more characters for redraws
set ttyfast

" Enable mouse use in all modes
"set mouse=a

" Set this to the name of your terminal that supports mouse codes.
" Must be one of: xterm, xterm2, netterm, dec, jsbterm, pterm
set ttymouse=xterm2
" }}}

" size of a hard tabstop
set tabstop=4
"
" size of an "indent"
set shiftwidth=4
"
" a combination of spaces and tabs are used to simulate tab stops at a width
" other than the (hard)tabstop
set softtabstop=4
"
" make "tab" insert indents instead of tabs at the beginning of a line
set smarttab
"
" always uses spaces instead of tab characters
set expandtab
"
"
"For Syntastic
set statusline+=%#warningmsg#
set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()}
set statusline+=%*

let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0

" For JAvaScript using JSHint
let g:syntastic_javascript_checkers = ['jshint']

" Vundle
set nocompatible              " be iMproved, required
filetype off                  " required

"set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin()
" alternatively, pass a path where Vundle should install plugins
"call vundle#begin('~/some/path/here')
"
" let Vundle manage Vundle, required
Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
"
"
Plugin 'syntastic'
Plugin 'shellcheck'
call vundle#end()            " required
filetype plugin indent on    " required
"

It uses:

• vundle
• syntastic
• shellcheck (syntax checker for bash scripts)
• jshint (syntax checker for javascript)
• soft-\tabs aka \spaces
• 4 tabs idents
• smart idents
• status lines
• uses mouse (if running under an 'xterm' compatible terminal/tty)