My VIM Editor Configuration

.vimrc

" General Indentation Options
set autoindent            " New lines inherit the indentation of previous lines
set expandtab             " Convert tabs to spaces
set shiftwidth=4          " When shifting, indent using four spaces
set tabstop=4             " Indent using four spaces
set softtabstop=4         " The amount of space added or removed by Tab or Backspace key
set smartindent           " Auto-indent intelligently
set smarttab              " Insert 'tabstop' number of spaces when the Tab keys is pressed

" Visual Formatting
set encoding=utf-8        " Set the file encoding to UTF-8
syntax enable             " Enable syntax highlighting
set background=dark       " Set background for better color schemes

" UI Options
set ruler                 " Show cursor position
set cursorline            " Highlight the current line
set number                " Show line numbers
set showmatch             " Highlight matching parentheses
set wrap                  " Soft wrap long lines

" Searching
set hlsearch              " Highlight search results
set incsearch             " Incrementally highlight matches as you type
set ignorecase            " Ignore case while searching
set smartcase             " Override ignorecase if search contains capital letters

" Clipboard and Mouse
set clipboard=unnamedplus " Use system clipboard for copy-pasting
set mouse=a               " Enable mouse support

" Tab Completion
set wildmenu              " Enable tab completion for commands

" Custom status line
set laststatus=2
set statusline=%F\ %y\ %m\ %r\ %=Ln:%l/%L,\ Col:%c\ [%p%%]

" YAML-specific settings
autocmd FileType yml setlocal shiftwidth=2 tabstop=2 softtabstop=2