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# Vim Introduction
# Vim Configuration
Stock vim is pretty boring.
The good news is that vim has a very comprehensive configuration file which
allows you to tweak it to your liking.
To make changes to vim you simply modify the ~/.vimrc file in your home
directory.
By adding simple commands this file you can easily change the way your text editor looks.
When most people get started with vim configurations, they will simply heave
a few massive vim configurations into their vimrc file.
In addition to basic vim configurations, there are also hundreds of plugins
which you can install.
The problem with shoveling a ton of stuff in your vim configuration and installing a ton
of plugins is that it becomes a pain maintain.
Making simple changes is more difficult when you have to wade through a sea of gobble
gook configurations that you did not write.
Also, if you have a ton of vim plugins it is difficult to transfer them to a new system
since you have to look up how to install all the dependencies.
When designing my vim configuration I decided to use the minimum amount
configurations as possible to make vim the most usable for me.
I feel that it is important for everyone to know exactly what every line of their
vim configuration does.
This will ensure that you are only adding the things that you want and you can
customize it for your workflow.
As a small disclaimer, I want to mention that I don't use vim as my primary
IDE.
When working on any large project I tend to use a JetBrains product or VSCode
because of the auto complete functionality and code generation.
There are great vim configurations out there on the internet; however, most
tend to be a bit overkill for what most people want to do.
# Appearance
# Spell Check
```vim
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.md setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.txt setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
```
# Appearance
```vim ```vim
syntax enable syntax enable
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endif endif
``` ```
# Spell Check
```vim
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.md setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.txt setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
```
# Indentation and Tabs # Indentation and Tabs
```vim ```vim
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set ignorecase set ignorecase
``` ```
# Useful Things to Have # Useful Things to Have
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" Use Unix as the standard file type " Use Unix as the standard file type
set ffs=unix,dos,mac set ffs=unix,dos,mac
``` ```

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