dot_vimrc

set nocompatible            " disable compatibility to old-time vi
set showmatch               " show matching brackets.
set ignorecase              " case insensitive matching
set hlsearch                " highlight search results
set tabstop=2               " number of columns occupied by a tab character
set softtabstop=2           " see multiple spaces as tabstops so <BS> does the right thing
set expandtab               " converts tabs to white space
set shiftwidth=2            " width for autoindents
set autoindent              " indent a new line the same amount as the line just typed
set number                  " add line numbers
set encoding=utf-8
set t_Co=256
set laststatus=2
set term=xterm-256color
set termencoding=utf-8