Ask HN: What's in your .vimrc file?

function! InsertTabWrapper() let col = col('.')-1 if !col || getline('.')[col-1]!~'\k' return "\" else return "\" endif endfunction inoremap =InsertTabWrapper()

    fun! s:RemoveWhitespace()
    	if &bin | return | endif
    	if search('\s\+$', 'n')
    		let line = line('.')
    		let col = col('.')
    		sil %s/\s\+$//ge
    		call cursor(line, col)
    		echo 'Removed trailing whitespace.'
    	else
    		echo 'No trailing whitespace found.'
    	endif
    endf

    nn  ,R :calRemoveWhitespace()

  colors torte
  syn on
  set expandtab
  set tabstop=4
  set shiftwidth=4
  set ruler
  set ignorecase
  set autoindent
  set smartindent
  set hlsearch
  set incsearch
  set backspace=indent,eol,start
  set laststatus=2
  autocmd BufEnter * :syntax sync fromstart
  "set hidden
  set history=1000
  runtime macros/matchit.vim
  set wildmenu
  "set wildmode=list:longest
  set wildmode=longest:full,full
  set title
  set scrolloff=3
  autocmd BufEnter *.rb :set ts=2 sw=2
  
  "let c_space_errors=1

I started with vi so long ago that I remember being surprised around five years ago when I accidentally discovered that vim knows about the arrow keys. So I've never had to un-learn the arrow keys.

You may want to turn them back on eventually. It's nice to be able to move the cursor without thinking about it, whether your hands are on the keyboard, over the arrow keys or on the mouse, sort of like being able to play the chord you want no matter where your hand is on the fretboard.

As for my .vimrc, there are years of settings and commands I never use and can't remember what for, like junk DNA. I enjoy discovering and sharing the occasional treat, but I've gone pretty much meat and potatoes over the years.

Depending on your setup, your ruler (:set ruler) may or may not always show the file. This will make it always show:

set statusline=%I like the tabula colorscheme, which you can find on vim.org:

colorscheme tabula

I like smartcase: set ic set smartcase

and I like the ability to override it when I search: /\Cfindonlylowercaseinstances (:help, and then look in chapter usr_27.txt)