Presentation, colors and syntax

.vimrc

" file syntax color on
syntax on
filetype on " enable file type detection

" colors
set t_Co=256 " use 256 colors

" show when you are in insert or visual mode
set showmode

" highlight the line containing the cursor
set cursorline

" show unwanted whitespace
set listchars=tab:-✈,trail:,extends:>
set list!

" fast terminal connection
set ttyfast

" show line numbers
set number

" status line
set showcmd " show status line
set laststatus=2 " show the status line always
set statusline=%f\ %(%m%r%h\ %)%([%Y]%)%=%<%-20{getcwd()}\ [b%n]\ %l/%L\ ~\ %p%%\ \

gistfile2.vim

colorscheme tir_black " set color scheme

gistfile3.vim

:colorscheme {your_color_scheme_name}