dot_vimrc

" Source: https://www.vim.page/vimrc-configuration-guide

" Disable compatibility with vi which can cause unexpected issues.
set nocompatible

" Helps force plugins to load correctly when it is turned back on below.
filetype off

" TODO: Load plugins here (pathogen or vundle, we recommend vundle)
" See also:
" - https://vimawesome.com/
" - https://deepwiki.com/amix/vimrc/1-overview
" - https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vimrc-configuration-guide-customize-your-vim-editor/

" Enable plugins and load plugin for the detected file type.
filetype plugin indent on

" Turn syntax highlighting on.
syntax on

" Highlight cursor line underneath the cursor horizontally.
set cursorline

" Highlight cursor line underneath the cursor vertically.
" set cursorcolumn

" Set shift width to 4 spaces.
set shiftwidth=4

" Show line numbers.
" set number
set relativenumber

" Show file stats.
" set ruler

" Blink cursor on error instead of beeping.
set visualbell

" Encoding.
set encoding=utf-8

" Security.
set modelines=0

" Show color column at 80 characters width, visual reminder of keepingcode line within a popular line width.
" set colorcolumn=120

"Wraps text instead of forcing a horizontal scroll
set wrap

"Reacts to the syntax/style of the code you are editing
set smartindent

"Makes sure that spaces are used for indenting lines, even when you press the "Tab" key
"This will insert 2 spaces for a line indent
"Manages the indentation when you use the ">>" or "<<" operators to add or remove indentation to an already existing line/block of code
set tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 expandtab

"Enable auto completion menu after pressing TAB.
set wildmenu

" Make wildmenu behave like similar to Bash completion.
set wildmode=list:longest

" Allow hidden buffers.
set hidden

" Rendering.
set ttyfast

" Status bar.
set laststatus=2

"Show what mode you are currently editing in
set showmode

"Shows partial commands in the last line of the screen
set showcmd