:set statusline=%f\ %h%m%r%=%-14.(%l,%c%V%)\ %P
Vim's built-in statusline option lets you build a custom status bar that displays exactly the information you want — without any plugin.
:set autoread
The autoread option tells Vim to automatically re-read a file when it detects the file has been changed outside of Vim.
:set conceallevel=2
The conceallevel option controls how Vim displays characters that have the "conceal" syntax attribute.
set signcolumn=yes
Use set signcolumn=yes to always display the sign column (used by diagnostics, git markers).
:source $MYVIMRC
Use :source $MYVIMRC or :so % if editing the vimrc to reload configuration.
set wildmenu wildmode=longest:full,full
Enable wildmenu for a visual menu above the command line.
set showmatch
Enable showmatch to briefly highlight the matching bracket when you type a closing bracket.
set relativenumber
Use set relativenumber (or set rnu) to show line numbers relative to the cursor position.
set list listchars=tab:>-,trail:~,extends:>,precedes:<
Enable list and configure listchars to show tabs as >-, trailing spaces as ~, and indicators for text extending beyond the screen.
set number
Use set number (or set nu) to display absolute line numbers in the left margin.
set undofile undodir=~/.vim/undo//
Enable undofile and set undodir to persist undo history to disk.
set wrap linebreak breakindent
Use wrap to wrap long lines, linebreak to break at word boundaries (not mid-word), and breakindent to preserve indentation on wrapped lines.
set directory=~/.vim/swap//
Set directory to control where swap files are stored.
set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4
Set tabstop for display width of tabs and shiftwidth for indent operations.
set textwidth=80
Set textwidth (or tw) to automatically insert line breaks when typing past the specified column.
set scrolloff=8
Set scrolloff (or so) to keep at least 8 lines visible above and below the cursor when scrolling.
set sidescrolloff=5
Set sidescrolloff to keep at least 5 columns visible on each side of the cursor during horizontal scrolling.
set statusline=%f\ %m%r%h\ %=%l,%c\ %P
Configure statusline with format items: %f (filename), %m (modified flag), %= (right-align), %l,%c (line,column), %P (percentage).
set foldmethod=syntax
Set foldmethod to syntax for language-aware folding, indent for indentation-based, or manual for manual control.
let mapleader = ' '
Set mapleader to space (or any key) to use as a prefix for custom mappings.
