set showcmd		" show (partial) command in status line
set showmatch		" show matching brackets
set ignorecase		" do case insensitive matching
set incsearch		" incremental search
set autowrite		" automatically save before commands like :next and :make
set nocompatible	" use vim defaults instead of 100% vi compatibility
set backspace=indent,eol,start	" more powerful backspacing
set autoindent		" always set autoindenting on
set linebreak		" don't wrap words by default
set textwidth=0		" don't wrap lines by default
set ruler		" show the cursor position all the time