vim install

1. Setup

$ sudo apt-get install vim

2. Vimrc

$ vi ~/.vimrc

example vimrc

" .vimrc

" See: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html for details

" For multi-byte character support (CJK support, for example):

"set fileencodings=ucs-bom,utf-8,cp936,big5,euc-jp,euc-kr,gb18030,latin1

       

set tabstop=4       " Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for.

 

set shiftwidth=4    " Number of spaces to use for each step of (auto)indent.

 

set expandtab       " Use the appropriate number of spaces to insert a <Tab>.

                    " Spaces are used in indents with the '>' and '<' commands

                    " and when 'autoindent' is on. To insert a real tab when

                    " 'expandtab' is on, use CTRL-V <Tab>.

 

set smarttab        " When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks

                    " according to 'shiftwidth'. 'tabstop' is used in other

                    " places. A <BS> will delete a 'shiftwidth' worth of space

                    " at the start of the line.

 

set showcmd         " Show (partial) command in status line.

set number          " Show line numbers.

set showmatch       " When a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the matching

                    " one. The jump is only done if the match can be seen on the

                    " screen. The time to show the match can be set with

                    " 'matchtime'.

 

set hlsearch        " When there is a previous search pattern, highlight all

                    " its matches.

 

set incsearch       " While typing a search command, show immediately where the

                    " so far typed pattern matches.

 

set ignorecase      " Ignore case in search patterns.

 

set smartcase       " Override the 'ignorecase' option if the search pattern

                    " contains upper case characters.

 

set backspace=2     " Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W

                    " and CTRL-U in Insert mode. This is a list of items,

                    " separated by commas. Each item allows a way to backspace

                    " over something.

 

set autoindent      " Copy indent from current line when starting a new line

                    " (typing <CR> in Insert mode or when using the "o" or "O"

                    " command).

 

set textwidth=79    " Maximum width of text that is being inserted. A longer

                    " line will be broken after white space to get this width.

 

set formatoptions=c,q,r,t " This is a sequence of letters which describes how

                    " automatic formatting is to be done.

                    "

                    " letter    meaning when present in 'formatoptions'

                    " ------    ---------------------------------------

                    " c         Auto-wrap comments using textwidth, inserting

                    "           the current comment leader automatically.

                    " q         Allow formatting of comments with "gq".

                    " r         Automatically insert the current comment leader

                    "           after hitting <Enter> in Insert mode. 

                    " t         Auto-wrap text using textwidth (does not apply

                    "           to comments)

 

set ruler           " Show the line and column number of the cursor position,

                    " separated by a comma.

 

set background=dark " When set to "dark", Vim will try to use colors that look

                    " good on a dark background. When set to "light", Vim will

                    " try to use colors that look good on a light background.

                    " Any other value is illegal.

 

set mouse=a         " Enable the use of the mouse.

 

filetype plugin indent on

syntax on