set nocompatible

set shiftwidth=4   " for <<, >>, ctrl-D, and ctrl-T
set softtabstop=4  " tabs are still 8 chars, but hitting tab gives me 4 spaces
set expandtab  " This uses spaces instead of tabs, which could be useful
           " for when files I create are opened in non-vi editors; space
           " and code indent formatting will be preserved. Remember too
           " that :%retab will change tabs to spaces in a document
           " that uses tabs instead of spaces.
"set autoindent   " fairly stupid indenting
"set smartindent  " reasonably smart indenting
"set cindent      " brilliant indenting for any C-like language
set showmatch  " show matching brackets and parens

filetype indent on
syntax sync minlines=5000

set nobackup
set nowritebackup

set encoding=utf-8
set scrolloff=3  " show 3 lines above or below cursor when scrolling
set showmode  " show insert, replace, or visual mode in last line
set showcmd  " show command in last line
set visualbell  " flash screen on bell
set ttyfast  " assumes fast connection
set ruler  " show line and column number
set laststatus=2  " every window gets a status line

" WARNING: need a space at the end of this line
set statusline=%<%F%m%r%h%w\ \ \ \ %=%{&ff}/%Y\ \ \ \ %l,%v\ \ \ %o\ 

" make vi regexp syntax more perl-like by turning ever / into /\v,
" where \v at the start of a regexp turns on more perl-like behaviour
nnoremap / /\v
vnoremap / /\v


" for huge files
"set noswapfile
"syntax clear
"set undolevels=-1
"set bufhidden=unload
"set foldmethod=manual