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.vimrc (Vim Run Command)

What is a .vimrc File?

• A setting file used by Vim

• Saves the default settings for the Vim editor when it is opened

• Allows users to customize options for the editor

My .vimrc

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"*******************************************************************************
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" @file     : .vimrc (Vim Run Command)
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" @brief    : Optimized for C/C++ development, but useful also for other things
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" @author   : Kyungjae Lee
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" @date     : Jan 14, 2021 - Created file
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"*******************************************************************************
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"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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" Development Environment Configuration
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"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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" turn line numbers on
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set number
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" wrap line at 90 chars 
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"set textwidth=90
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" mark the end of the desired textwidth
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set colorcolumn=80
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highlight ColorColumn ctermbg=DarkGray
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" display current column number
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set ruler
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" highlight all search matches 
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set hlsearch
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" configure tabwidth and insert spaces instead of tabs 
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set tabstop=4
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set shiftwidth=4
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" use indentation of previous line
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set autoindent
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" use intelligent indentation for C
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set smartindent
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" use auto-comment in new line (use ctrl-u in insert mode to delete the 
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" automatically inserted comment markers in one key-chord)
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set formatoptions=tcroql
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" enable syntax color scheme
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syntax on
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" fixes glitch? in colors when using vim with tmux
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set background=dark
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set t_Co=256
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" underline the current line
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"highlight CursorLine cterm=NONE ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=NONE guibg=NONE guifg=NONE
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set cursorline
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" configure the line number
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"highlight LineNr term=bold cterm=NONE ctermfg=DarkGrey ctermbg=NONE gui=NONE guifg=DarkGrey guibg=NONE
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" configure comment color 
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highlight Comment ctermfg=DarkGreen
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" configure statusline
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set laststatus=2
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" display the full path of the currently open file
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set statusline+=%F
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" display the line and column numbers left-justified
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set statusline+=\ %=L%l:%=C%c
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" highlight the statusline                                                                                       
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highlight StatusLine ctermfg=Blue
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"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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" Key Bindings
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"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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" personal auto-commenting template                                             
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map <F7> o/* <CR>@KyungjaeLee <C-R>=strftime("%m/%d/%Y")<CR><CR>/<ESC><UP><UP>