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+set history=700
+
+" Enable filetype plugins
+filetype plugin on
+filetype indent on
+
+"Always show current position
+set ruler
+
+" Height of the command bar
+set cmdheight=2
+
+" A buffer becomes hidden when it is abandoned
+set hid
+
+" Configure backspace so it acts as it should act
+set backspace=eol,start,indent
+set whichwrap+=<,>,h,l
+
+" Ignore case when searching
+set ignorecase
+
+" When searching try to be smart about cases 
+set smartcase
+
+" Highlight search results
+set hlsearch
+
+" Makes search act like search in modern browsers
+set incsearch
+
+" Don't redraw while executing macros (good performance config)
+set lazyredraw
+
+" For regular expressions turn magic on
+set magic
+
+" Show matching brackets when text indicator is over them
+set showmatch
+" How many tenths of a second to blink when matching brackets
+set mat=2
+
+" No annoying sound on errors
+set noerrorbells
+set novisualbell
+set t_vb=
+set tm=500
+
+
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" => Colors and Fonts
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" Enable syntax highlighting
+syntax enable
+
+set nu
+colorscheme elflord
+
+" Set extra options when running in GUI mode
+if has("gui_running")
+    set guioptions-=T
+    set guioptions+=e
+    set t_Co=256
+    set guitablabel=%M\ %t
+endif
+
+" Set utf8 as standard encoding and en_US as the standard language
+set encoding=utf8
+
+" Use Unix as the standard file type
+set ffs=unix,dos,mac
+
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" => Text, tab and indent related
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" Use spaces instead of tabs
+set expandtab
+
+" Be smart when using tabs ;)
+set smarttab
+
+" 1 tab == 4 spaces
+set shiftwidth=4
+set tabstop=4
+
+" Linebreak on 500 characters
+set lbr
+set tw=500
+
+set ai "Auto indent
+set si "Smart indent
+set wrap "Wrap lines
+
+
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" => Visual mode related
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" Visual mode pressing * or # searches for the current selection
+" Super useful! From an idea by Michael Naumann
+vnoremap <silent> * :call VisualSelection('f')<CR>
+vnoremap <silent> # :call VisualSelection('b')<CR>
+
+
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" => Status line
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" Always show the status line
+set laststatus=1
+
+" Format the status line
+set statusline=\ %{HasPaste()}%F%m%r%h\ %w\ \ CWD:\ %r%{getcwd()}%h\ \ \ Line:\ %l
+
+
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" => Moving around, tabs, windows and buffers
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" Close the current buffer
+map <leader>bd :Bclose<cr>
+
+" Close all the buffers
+map <leader>ba :1,1000 bd!<cr>
+
+" Useful mappings for managing tabs
+map <leader>tn :tabnew<cr>
+map <leader>to :tabonly<cr>
+map <leader>tc :tabclose<cr>
+map <leader>tm :tabmove
+
+" Opens a new tab with the current buffer's path
+" Super useful when editing files in the same directory
+map <leader>te :tabedit <c-r>=expand("%:p:h")<cr>/
+
+" Switch CWD to the directory of the open buffer
+map <leader>cd :cd %:p:h<cr>:pwd<cr>
+
+" Specify the behavior when switching between buffers 
+try
+  set switchbuf=useopen,usetab,newtab
+  set stal=2
+catch
+endtry
+
+" Return to last edit position when opening files (You want this!)
+autocmd BufReadPost *
+     \ if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
+     \   exe "normal! g`\"" |
+     \ endif
+" Remember info about open buffers on close
+set viminfo^=%
+
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" => Helper functions
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+function! CmdLine(str)
+    exe "menu Foo.Bar :" . a:str
+    emenu Foo.Bar
+    unmenu Foo
+endfunction
+
+function! VisualSelection(direction) range
+    let l:saved_reg = @"
+    execute "normal! vgvy"
+
+    let l:pattern = escape(@", '\\/.*$^~[]')
+    let l:pattern = substitute(l:pattern, "\n$", "", "")
+
+    if a:direction == 'b'
+        execute "normal ?" . l:pattern . "^M"
+    elseif a:direction == 'gv'
+        call CmdLine("vimgrep " . '/'. l:pattern . '/' . ' **/*.')
+    elseif a:direction == 'replace'
+        call CmdLine("%s" . '/'. l:pattern . '/')
+    elseif a:direction == 'f'
+        execute "normal /" . l:pattern . "^M"
+    endif
+
+    let @/ = l:pattern
+    let @" = l:saved_reg
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns true if paste mode is enabled
+function! HasPaste()
+    if &paste
+        return 'PASTE MODE  '
+    en
+    return ''
+endfunction