The following can be placed in the file ~/.vimrc to set your favorite options when using Vim. This is not a complete listing, just those from my ~/vimrc.
General Options
| set nocompatible
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get out of horrible vi-compatible mode.
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| filetype on
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detect the type of file being opened.
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| set history=1000
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set how many lines of history to remember.
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| set cf
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enable error files and error jumping.
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| filetype plugin on
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load filetype plugins.
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| set viminfo+=!
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make sure it can save viminfo.
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| set isk+=_,$,@,%,#,-
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none of these should be word dividers, so make them not be.
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Theme and Colors
| set background=dark
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use a dark background.
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| syntax on
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turn syntax highlighting on.
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| colorscheme sean
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set your color scheme.
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Files and Backups
| set backup
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make backup files.
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| set backupdir=$HOME/vimfiles/backup
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where to put those backup files.
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| set directory=$HOME/vimfiles/temp
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set the directory for temporary files.
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| set makeef=error.err
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when using make, where should it dump the file.
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User Interface
| set ruler
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show current positions along the bottom.
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| set cmdheight=2
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set the height of the command bar.
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| set number
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turn on line numbers.
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| set lz
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do not redraw while running macros (much faster) (LazyRedraw)
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| set backspace=2
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make backspace work normally.
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| set mouse=a
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use mouse everywhere.
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| set report=0
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tell us when anything is changed via :...
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| set shortmess=atI
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shortens messages to avoid 'press a key' prompt.
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| set fillchars=vert:\ ,stl:\ ,stlnc:\
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Visual Cues
| set showmatch
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show matching brackets.
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| set mat=50
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how many tenths of a second to blink matching brackets.
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| set lines=80
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set height of workspace in lines.
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| set columns=160
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set width of workspace in columns.
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| set so=10
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keep 10 lines (top/bottom) for scope.
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| set laststatus=2
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always show the status line.
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| set nohlsearch
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do not highlight searched for phrases.
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| set incsearch
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BUT do highlight as you type you search phrase.
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Text Formatting and Layout
| set ai
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set auto indent.
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| set si
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set smart indent.
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| set cindent
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do c-style indenting.
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| set tabstop=4
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tab spacing (settings below are just to unify it)
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| set softtabstop=4
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| set shiftwidth=4
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| set noexpandtab
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use real tabs.
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| set nowrap
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do not wrap lines.
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| set smarttab
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use tabs at the start of a line, spaces elsewhere.
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Folding
| set foldenable
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turn on folding.
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| set foldmethod=indent
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make folding indent sensitive.
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| set foldlevel=100
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don't autofold anything, but enable fold manually.
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| set foldopen-=search
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don't open folds when you search into them.
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| set foldopen-=undo
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don't open folds when you undo stuff.
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Autocommands
| autocmd BufEnter * :syntax sync fromstart
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ensure every file does syntax highlighting
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