Here is my .vimrc file:
" Whitespace
set expandtab " tabs -> spaces
set tabstop=4 " tab = 4 spaces
set shiftwidth=4 " used with << and >> to shift text over
set showmode " when in INPUT mode, show INPUT text at all times
set ruler " show current position at all times
set showcmd " show incomplete commands at bottom of screen
set title " set title to name of open file
set showmatch " show matching brace/parenthese/bracket
" make the matching parenthesis not stand out so much
hi MatchParen cterm=underline ctermbg=black
" after leaving VIM, remove that annoying 'Thanks for flying Vim' title
let &titleold="~"
set visualbell " flash screen instead of beep when error happens
" Search
set incsearch " start searching as you type the search
set hls " highlight search matches
set ignorecase " ignore case while searching
set smartcase " if search string has uppercase, don't ignore case
set infercase " if using auto-completion, this makes the word found have an appropriate case
" use spacebar to clear search highlighting and any message already displayed
nnoremap
:silent nohecho
syntax on " turn on syntax coloring
"syntax match Test "p"
"highlight Test ctermbg=red guibg=red
"syntax match Tab "\s"
"highlight Tab ctermbg=red guibg=red
au BufReadPost,FileReadPost * syntax match OverLength "\%>79v.\+"
hi OverLength ctermbg=blue ctermfg=white guibg=blue
au BufReadPost,FileReadPost * syntax match TrailingSpaces "\s\+$"
hi TrailingSpaces ctermbg=red guibg=red
" highlight text past 79 characters
match OverLength /\%>79v.\+/
" highlight trailing spaces at end of line
"2match TrailingSpaces /\s\+$/
"highlight TrailingSpaces ctermbg=red guibg=red
highlight OverLength ctermbg=blue ctermfg=white guibg=blue
" Function to remove superfluous white space from the end of a line
function! RemoveWhiteSpace()
:%s/\s*$//g
:'^
"`.
endfunction
