Rather than continuing to edit this page, I have started storing my .vimrc file and vim plugins at www.github.com/stkerr/Config-Files
I really like the Vim editor and this page is a collection of some of the neat stuff I have found.
.vimrc additions
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syntax enable
Syntax highlighting
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set number
Line numbers
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set autoindent
Indentation improvements
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set background=(light/dark)
Improves coloring of text. Set based on terminal
Plugins
Taglist
Adds a taglist to the side of supported file types. Requires ctypes.
Syntastic
Does syntax checking for supported filetypes. Requires pathogen.
Useful Features
Tabs
Use :tabe, :tabn, :tabp to create and move between tabs in vim. Consider mapping these shortcuts to function keys for improved productivity.
Window Splitting
Use :sp and :vsp to split the window into multiple buffers. Navigate with ctrl+[hjkl]
Can also split horizontall and vertically with ctrl+w,[sv], respectively.
Use ctrl+w,w to switch among open buffers.