.vimrc

You can download many vimrc files from the internet. If you want to start one with the current settings in your vim program, run this command:

:mkvimrc ~/.vimrc

This is my current .vimrc configuration file (for the Mac, GUI Vim or MacVim)

if has("gui_running")
	" size the initial window
	:set columns=120
	:set lines=50
endif

" make unix (NL) the default file format
:set ff=unix

" always show the status line
:set laststatus=2

" syntax highlighting in color
:syntax enable

" show line numbers and set number column width
:set number
if v:version >= 700
	:set nuw=5
endif

" don't soft wrap text
:set nowrap

" incremental search
:set incsearch

" highlight all matches for last used search pattern
:set hls

" automatic indenting
:set ai

" smart indenting
:set si

" don't restrict your backspace key
:set backspace=start,indent,eol

" only backup when trying to write, and don't keep backups
" after vim closes
:set nobackup
:set writebackup

" preserve file system modes on unix and in cygwin
:set backupcopy=yes

" enable folding for php classes and functions
:let php_folding=1

:filetype plugin on
:filetype indent on
":set omnifunc " ! only in Vim >= 7 !

" when a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the
" matching one
:set showmatch matchtime=3

" color theme
if has("gui_running")
	colo delek
else
	colo evening
endif

" gui font (Mac)
if has("mac")
	set gfn=Monaco:h13
endif

" open files clicked or selected in Explore view in a new tab
:let netrw_browse_split=3

" keep from polluting your folders with .swp (swap) files during editing
if has("unix")
	set dir=~/tmp
elseif has("win32")
	set dir=c:\\temp
endif

" code folding for javascript
function! JavaScriptFold() 
    setl foldmethod=syntax
    setl foldnestmax=1
	syn region jsBlock start=/{/ skip=/\s*\/\/.*\|{.*}/ end=/}/ contains=ALL fold keepend extend transparent

	syn clear javaScriptComment
	syn region javaScriptComment start=+/\*+ end=+\*/+ contains=@Spell,javaScriptCommentTodo,jsBlock

    function! FoldText()
        return substitute(foldtext(), '{.*', '{...}', '')
    endfunction
    setl foldtext=FoldText()
endfunction
au FileType javascript call JavaScriptFold()
au FileType javascript setl fen

" make .js.php files be recognized as javascript
au BufReadPost *.js.php	setl filetype=javascript 

" don't use changelog filetype
au FileType changelog	setl filetype=text

" delete a buffer
:map <F4> :bd<CR>

" toggle spelling
:map <F7> :set spell!<CR>

" use F5 to refresh
:map <F5> :e!<CR>

" toggle line wrapping
:map <F3> :set wrap!<CR>

" toggle invisibles
:map <F6> :set list!<CR>

" configure non-text preferences
:set lcs=trail:_,eol:$,tab:>-

" make tab stop (tab width in spaces) smaller
:set ts=4

" make shift width (spaces for indenting << >>) smaller
:set sw=4

:au GUIEnter * hi clear SpecialKey
:au GUIEnter * hi link SpecialKey StatusLineNC

" // commenting/uncommenting on visual block selections
map g/ :s/^\([ \t]*\)/\1\/\/ /g<CR>:let @/=''<CR>
map g? :s/^\([ \t]*\)\/\/ \{0,1}\([ \t]*\)/\1\2/g<CR>:let @/=''<CR>

" use , and . to shift indent and keep selection
vmap . >gv
vmap , <gv

" make unix the default file format for new files, and
" first attempt at reading existing files
:set ffs=unix,dos

" make sure we can select the character under the
" cursor when in visual mode
:set selection=inclusive

" show the ruler by default
set ruler

" set the hide pattern for browsing (use 'a' to toggle)
let g:netrw_list_hide= '^\.[^\.]*$'

" clear previous search highlighting
:map <F8> :let @/=''<CR>

" make vertical the default diff split (filler was already there)
set diffopt=filler,vertical

" html commenting (single lines only right now)
map gh :s/\(.*\)/<!--\1-->/<CR>:let @/=''<CR>
map gH :s/<!--\(.*\)-->/\1/<CR>:let @/=''<CR>

" fold all lines not matching search pattern ( press \z )
map <silent><leader>z :setl foldexpr=getline(v:lnum)!~@/ foldlevel=0 foldcolumn=1 foldmethod=expr foldtext=v:folddashes<CR><CR>

" javascript fold using search pattern technique (press zfj )
map zfj :/^\s*function.*{\s*$\\|^.*prototype.*=.*function.*$/<CR>:setl foldexpr=getline(v:lnum)!~@/ foldmethod=expr foldlevel=0 foldcolumn=1 foldtext=v:folddashes<CR><CR>

" space toggles the fold state under the cursor.
nnoremap <silent><space> :exe 'silent! normal! za'.(foldlevel('.')?'':'l')<cr>

" disable cmd opt mappings for MacVim (interferes with winmerge mappings)
let macvim_skip_cmd_opt_movement = 1

" use diff navigation like winmerge, using alt with up, down, left, right
nnoremap <M-Down> ]c
nnoremap <M-Up> [c
function! CopyToLeft() 
	if !&diff
		return
	endif

	let currwin = winnr()
	if( currwin == 1 )
		:diffget
	else
		:diffput
	endif
endfunction
function! CopyToRight()
	if !&diff
		return
	endif

	let currwin = winnr()
	if( currwin == 1 )
		:diffput
	else
		:diffget
	endif
endfunction
nnoremap <M-Right> :call CopyToRight()<CR>
nnoremap <M-Left> :call CopyToLeft()<CR>

" turn off anti-aliasing text
set noanti

" don't wrap around when searching
set nowrapscan

" fast window resizing
map <C-kMinus> <C-W>-
map <C-kPlus> <C-W>+
map <S-kMinus> <C-W><
map <S-kPlus> <C-W>>

" use F12 to highlight and run the entire contents of the current file in the
" next window (nice for testing syntax commands)
map <F12> ggVGy:@"<CR>

hi SpellBad ctermfg=white

au FileType cpp setl foldmethod=syntax
au FileType cpp setl foldnestmax=1

if has("gui_running")
	amenu WMH.resync :syn sync fromstart<CR>
	amenu WMH.nosyntax :syn clear<CR>
	amenu WMH.find\ non-ascii\ characters gg/[^\o40-\o172]<CR>
	amenu WMH.find\ non-ascii\ characters\ (ex\ tab\ nl\ cr) gg/[^\o40-\o172\o11\o12\o15]<CR>
	amenu WMH.highlight\ rows :autocmd ColorScheme * hi CursorLine guibg=#E9EFF8<CR> :set cul<CR>
	amenu WMH.nohighlight\ rows :set nocul<CR>
	amenu WMH.-Sep- :
	amenu WMH.Filetype.reload\ as\ unix\ file :set ffs=unix<CR>:e ++ff=unix<CR>
	amenu WMH.Filetype.reload\ as\ dos\ file :set ffs=dos<CR>:e ++ff=dos<CR>
	amenu WMH.Filetype.reload\ as\ mac\ file :set ffs=mac<CR>:e ++ff=mac<CR>
	amenu WMH.Filetype.remove\ carriage\ returns :%s/\r//g<CR>
	amenu WMH.Filetype.utf-8\ encoding :set encoding=utf-8<CR>:e!<CR>
	amenu WMH.Filetype.latin1\ encoding :set encoding=latin1<CR>:e!<CR>
	amenu WMH.Bookmarks.AddNewPhysicians :Explore C:\prog\ClaimsSystem\BRnC\trunk\AddNewPhysicians\<CR>
	amenu WMH.Bookmarks.SysMenu :Explore C:\prog\ClaimsSystem\menu\trunk\New Menu\<CR>
	amenu WMH.Bookmarks.WebClaims :Explore C:\prog\ClaimsSystem\webdata\trunk\WebClaims\<CR>
	amenu WMH.Bookmarks.projects :Explore C:\htdocs\projects\<CR>
	amenu WMH.Doctypes.HTML\ 4\.01\ Strict i<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"<CR>   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"><CR><ESC>
	amenu WMH.Doctypes.HTML\ 4\.01\ Transitional i<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"<CR>   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><CR><ESC>
	amenu WMH.Doctypes.HTML\ 4\.01\ Frameset i<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN"<CR>   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd"><CR><ESC>
	amenu WMH.Doctypes.XHTML\ 1\.0\ Strict i<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"<CR>   "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"><CR><ESC>
	amenu WMH.Doctypes.XHTML\ 1\.0\ Transitional i<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"<CR>   "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><CR><ESC>
	amenu WMH.Doctypes.XHTML\ 1\.0\ Frameset i<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN"<CR>   "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd"><CR><ESC>
	amenu WMH.PHP.xdebug_start_trace Oxdebug_start_trace(getcwd() . "/trace");<ESC>
	amenu WMH.PHP.xdebug_start_trace_append Oxdebug_start_trace(getcwd() . "/trace", XDEBUG_TRACE_APPEND);<ESC>
	amenu WMH.SQL.format_numbers_for_where gg:%s/^/,/g<CR>gg0xVGJgwgg:noh<CR>
	amenu WMH.SQL.format_strings_for_where gg:%s/^\(.*\)/,'\1'/g<CR>gg0xVGJgwgg:noh<CR>
	amenu WMH.-Sep- :
	amenu WMH.837\ syntax :set filetype=837<CR>gg
	amenu WMH.show\ 837\ syntax\ file :split ~/vimfiles/syntax/837.vim<CR>
	amenu WMH.Progress\ syntax :set filetype=progress<CR>gg
	amenu WMH.Progress\ quick\ folding gg/\c^[\s]*procedure\\|^[\s]*for each\\|^[\s]*load file\\|^[\s]*if<CR>\z
endif

" sort directory browsing by showing directories first, but don't use the
" default of sorting specific file types before others
let g:netrw_sort_sequence = '[\/]$'

" always change current (local) directory to directory of current buffer
" http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Change_to_the_directory_of_the_current_file
if exists('+autochdir')
  set autochdir
else
  autocmd BufEnter * silent! lcd %:p:h:gs/ /\\ /
endif

" make diff colors more like winmerge
autocmd ColorScheme * hi DiffAdd gui=NONE guibg=gold guifg=black
autocmd ColorScheme * hi DiffChange gui=NONE guibg=lightyellow guifg=black
autocmd ColorScheme * hi DiffDelete gui=NONE guibg=gray guifg=black
autocmd ColorScheme * hi DiffText gui=NONE guibg=gold guifg=black
autocmd ColorScheme * set fillchars=vert:\|,fold:-,diff:\ 

" make sure we are using unicode encoding
set encoding=utf-8

" keep a few lines of padding when scrolling
set scrolloff=3

" allow preview window to show even when there is only one match
set completeopt=menuone,preview

" set a maximum popup window height for completion results so it isn't allowed
" to take up the whole screen
set pumheight=8

" allow control space to act as omni-completion trigger, like IntelliSense
inoremap <C-space> <C-x><C-o>