" ignore case when /searching set ignorecase " set number syntax on set ruler set mouse=a " Search as you type. set incsearch " things that clutter git set nobackup set noswapfile " ident set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab " f10 to go to end of line (so you have 0 and F10) nmap $ " clipboard ? " http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Accessing_the_system_clipboard " ... to obtain clipboard support install the packages vim-gtk or vim-gnome set clipboard=unnamedplus