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Simple and minimalistic `.vimrc` file for dedicated to edit files comfortably on remote servers
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.vimrc
" -------------
" General
" -------------
set number " Show line numbers
set linebreak " Break lines at word (requires Wrap lines)
set showbreak=+++ " Wrap-broken line prefix
set textwidth=120 " Line wrap (number of cols)
set showmatch " Highlight matching brace
set visualbell " Use visual bell (no beeping)
set hlsearch " Highlight all search results
set smartcase " Enable smart-case search
set ignorecase " Always case-insensitive
set incsearch " Searches for strings incrementally
set autoindent " Auto-indent new lines
set expandtab " Use spaces instead of tabs
set shiftwidth=2 " Number of auto-indent spaces
set smartindent " Enable smart-indent
set smarttab " Enable smart-tabs
set softtabstop=2 " Number of spaces per Tab
" -------------
" Advanced
" -------------
set ruler " Show row and column ruler information
set scrolloff=5 " Minimum lines above/below cursor
set number relativenumber " set relative numbers
set undolevels=1000 " Number of undo levels
set backspace=indent,eol,start " Backspace behaviour
set listchars=tab:»·,trail:•,eol:¬,nbsp:_,extends:❯,precedes:❮ " show extra space characters
set sessionoptions+=unix,slash " For unix/windows compatibility
set sessionoptions-=options
set nostartofline " Do not go to start of line automatically when moving
set splitbelow
set splitright
" -------------
" Mappings
" -------------
" ---- w!! - which will sudo & save a file {{{
cmap w!! %!sudo tee >/dev/null %
"}}}
" ---- bind Alt+<movement> keys to move around the windows instead of using Ctrl+w + <movement> {{{
map <C-j> <C-w>j
map <C-k> <C-w>k
map <C-h> <C-w>h
map <C-l> <C-w>l
"}}}
" ---- vim moving with hjkl in wrapped lines {{{
nmap j gj
nmap k gk
vnoremap j gj
vnoremap k gk
"}}}
" vim: ft=vim fdm=marker ts=2 sts=2 sw=2
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egel commented Apr 9, 2026

How to use it? Simply, download to your home directory:

curl -O ~/.vimrc <copy RAW link>

wget -O ~/.vimrc <copy RAW link>

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