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+set backup              " Keep a backup file
+set backupdir=/var/backups/vim,. "keep backup file in another dir if possible, otherwise .
+syntax on               " Highlight syntax
+set showcmd             " Show (partial) command in status line.
+set showmatch           " Show matching brackets.
+set ignorecase          " Do case insensitive matching
+set incsearch           " Incremental search
+set modeline
+set bg=dark
+autocmd BufEnter * set mouse-=a