Vim Practical Reference

Customization and Settings

Customizing Vim not only enhances your productivity but also makes editing a more pleasant experience.

You can customize Vim through the .vimrc file which is located on $HOME\_vimrc for Windows users and $HOME/.vimrc for Linux or Mac users.

Here is a list of useful settings you can set in the .vimrc file:

Set Line Numbers:

set number

Syntax Highlighting:

syntax on

Set Tab Width:

set tabstop=4

Auto Indentation:

set autoindent

Show Matching Brackets:

set showmatch

Enable Mouse Support:

set mouse=a