.vimrc

"" Use the Solarized Dark theme
"set background=dark
"colorscheme solarized
"let g:solarized_termtrans=1

" Make Vim more useful
set nocompatible
" Enhance command-line completion
set wildmenu
" Allow cursor keys in insert mode
set esckeys
" Allow backspace in insert mode
set backspace=indent,eol,start
" Optimize for fast terminal connections
set ttyfast
" Add the g flag to search/replace by default
set gdefault

" Respect modeline in files
set modeline
set modelines=4

" Enable line numbers
set number
" Enable syntax highlighting
syntax on
" Highlight current line
"set cursorline

" Make tabs as wide as four spaces
set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
" Convert tab to space
set expandtab

" Highlight searches
set hlsearch
" Ignore case of searches
set ignorecase
" Highlight dynamically as pattern is typed
set incsearch
" Always show status line
set laststatus=2
" Enable mouse in all modes
"set mouse=a
" Disable error bells
set noerrorbells
" Don’t reset cursor to start of line when moving around.
set nostartofline
" Show the cursor position
set ruler
" Show the current mode
set showmode
" Show the filename in the window titlebar
set title
" Show the (partial) command as it’s being typed
set showcmd
" Start scrolling three lines before the horizontal window border
set scrolloff=3