" disable vi compatibility
set nocompatible

" choose based on filetype
filetype on
filetype plugin on

" syntax highlighting
syntax on

" basic functions
set number
set nowrap
set showcmd
set history=1000
set wildmenu
set wildmode=list:longest

" tabs
set expandtab
set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4

" searching
set incsearch
set ignorecase
set smartcase
set hlsearch