@mrpollo vimrc

.vimrc

" ~/.vimrc -- @mrpollo's Vim configuration

" show line numbers
set number
set relativenumber

" show ruler (line and column numbers in the status line)
set ruler

" disable line wrapping per buffer (you can still toggle with :set wrap)
set nowrap

" use soft tabs of 2 spaces and make real tabs insert 2 spaces
set expandtab       " convert tabs to spaces
set shiftwidth=2    " spaces per indent
set tabstop=2       " spaces per tab

" show trailing whitespace as a dot
set list            " enable display of whitespace characters
set showbreak=↪\ 
set listchars=tab:→\ ,eol:↲,nbsp:␣,trail:•,extends:⟩,precedes:⟨

" search settings: highlight, incremental, case-insensitive unless uppercase is used
set hlsearch        " highlight search results
set incsearch       " show matches as you type
set ignorecase      " ignore case by default
set smartcase       " override ignorecase if search has uppercase

" always show a status line
set laststatus=2

" allow unrestricted backspacing in insert mode
set backspace=indent,eol,start

" buffer navigation shortcuts: previous and next buffer
nnoremap [b :bprevious
nnoremap ]b :bnext