" This version is released with Vim Hints 005
" -------------------------------------------
" Ensure Vim runs as Vim
set nocompatible

" Keep a backup file
set backup

" Keep change history
set undodir=~/.vim/undodir
set undofile

" Show the line,column and the % of buffer
set ruler

" Always show a status line per window
set laststatus=2

" Show Insert, Replace or Visual on the last line
set showmode

" Stop beeping! (Flash the screen instead)
set visualbell

" Show incomplete commands
set showcmd

" Increase the command history
set history=100

" Turn off case in searches
set ignorecase

" Turn case-sensitive searches back on if there are capitals in the target
set smartcase

" Do incremental searching
set incsearch

" Set the search scan to wrap around the file
set wrapscan

" Highlight all matches when searching
set hlsearch

" Map <C-L> (redraw screen) to also turn off search highlighting until the
" next search
nnoremap <C-L> :nohl<CR><C-L>

" Allow extra movement in INSERT mode
set backspace=indent,eol,start

" Enable syntax highlighting
syntax on

" Indent automatically
set autoindent

" Wrap at 78 characters
set textwidth=78

" In Insert mode use numbers of spaces instead of tabs
set expandtab

" Define number of spaces to use for indenting
set shiftwidth=4