Simple .vimrc for Mac OSX

simple-vimrc

" Use spaces instead of tabs
set expandtab

" Be smart when using tabkey
set smarttab

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

" Enable filetype plugins
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on


set ai "Auto indent
set si "Smart indent
set wrap "Wrap lines



" Set to auto read when a file is changed from the outside
set autoread

" Configure backspace so it acts as it should act
set backspace=eol,start,indent

" 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

" No annoying sound on errors
set noerrorbells
set novisualbell
set t_vb=
set tm=500


" Enable syntax highlighting
syntax enable 

" Set utf8 as standard encoding and en_US as the standard language
set encoding=utf8

" Use Unix as the standard file type
set ffs=unix,dos,mac

" Turn backup off, since most stuff is in SVN, git et.c anyway...
set nobackup
set nowb
set noswapfile

" Return to last edit position when opening files (You want this!)
autocmd BufReadPost *
     \ if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
     \   exe "normal! g`\"" |
     \ endif
" Remember info about open buffers on close
set viminfo^=%

filetype plugin indent on
syntax on

vimrc-install-readme.md

To install on Mac or Windows, from a bash prompt (eg GitBash on Windows)

curl -OL https://gist.github.com/sarah-j-smith/26135fd0ecbdec02c5486dc168002cdf/raw/3df8744823fe531582c72b87a1bc8861c2adaa9c/simple-vimrc
mv simple-vimrc ~/.vimrc

Thanks. Used this because macvim doesn't come with a default .vimrc (unlike gvim on Windows)