set number set cursorline set cursorcolumn " Set shift width to 4 spaces. set shiftwidth=4 " Set tab width to 4 columns. set tabstop=4 " Use space characters instead of tabs. set expandtab " Do not save backup files. set nobackup " Do not let cursor scroll below or above N number of lines when scrolling. set scrolloff=10 " Do not wrap lines. Allow long lines to extend as far as the line goes. set nowrap " While searching though a file incrementally highlight matching characters as you type. set incsearch " Ignore capital letters during search. set ignorecase " Override the ignorecase option if searching for capital letters. " This will allow you to search specifically for capital letters. set smartcase " Show partial command you type in the last line of the screen. set showcmd " Show the mode you are on the last line. set showmode " Show matching words during a search. set showmatch " Use highlighting when doing a search. set hlsearch " Set the commands to save in history default number is 20. set history=1000