" Use Vim settings, rather then Vi settings (much better!).
" This must be first, because it changes other options as a side effect.
set nocompatible

syntax enable

set cindent shiftwidth=2
set expandtab
set foldmethod=marker

" allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
set backspace=indent,eol,start

"if has("vms")
"  set nobackup          " do not keep a backup file, use versions instead
"else
"  set backup            " keep a backup file
"endif
set nobackup
set history=50          " keep 50 lines of command line history
set ruler               " show the cursor position all the time
set showcmd             " display incomplete commands
set incsearch           " do incremental searching
set background=dark