version 5.0
set cindent
set nobackup
set magic
set nowrap
set noshowcmd
set nowritebackup
set ruler
set shiftwidth=4
set showmode
set tabstop=4

" I like highlighting strings inside C comments
let c_comment_strings=1

" Switch on syntax highlighting.
syntax on
  
au BufNewFile,BufReadPost *.c,*.h source $VIM/syntax/c.vim
au BufNewFile,BufReadPost *.cpp,*.cc source $VIM/syntax/cpp.vim
au BufNewFile,BufReadPost *.tex source $VIM/syntax/tex.vim
au BufNewFile,BufReadPost *.java source $VIM/syntax/java.vim

au BufNewFile,BufReadPost *.txt set tabstop=8


