" All system-wide defaults are set in $VIMRUNTIME/debian.vim (usually just " /usr/share/vim/vimcurrent/debian.vim) and sourced by the call to :runtime " you can find below. If you wish to change any of those settings, you should " do it in this file (/etc/vim/vimrc), since debian.vim will be overwritten " everytime an upgrade of the vim packages is performed. It is recommended to " make changes after sourcing debian.vim since it alters the value of the " 'compatible' option. " This line should not be removed as it ensures that various options are " properly set to work with the Vim-related packages available in Debian. runtime! debian.vim " Uncomment the next line to make Vim more Vi-compatible " NOTE: debian.vim sets 'nocompatible'. Setting 'compatible' changes numerous " options, so any other options should be set AFTER setting 'compatible'. "set compatible " Vim5 and later versions support syntax highlighting. Uncommenting the " following enables syntax highlighting by default. if has("syntax") syntax on endif " If using a dark background within the editing area and syntax highlighting " turn on this option as well set background=dark " Uncomment the following to have Vim jump to the last position when " reopening a file "if has("autocmd") " au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") | exe "normal! g'\"" | endif "endif " Uncomment the following to have Vim load indentation rules and plugins " according to the detected filetype. "if has("autocmd") " filetype plugin indent on "endif " The following are commented out as they cause vim to behave a lot " differently from regular Vi. They are highly recommended though. set showcmd " Show (partial) command in status line. set laststatus=2 "set showmatch " Show matching brackets. set ignorecase " Do case insensitive matching "set smartcase " Do smart case matching set incsearch " Incremental search "set autowrite " Automatically save before commands like :next and :make "set hidden " Hide buffers when they are abandoned "set mouse=a " Enable mouse usage (all modes) " Source a global configuration file if available if filereadable("/etc/vim/vimrc.local") source /etc/vim/vimrc.local endif