Suggested Minimum vimrc can be reduced

[mikeslattery]

Since Vim 8, you can remove these from your SUGGESTED MINIMAL SETTINGS FOR PROGRAMMING:

filetype plugin indent on
syntax on
set autoindent
set ruler

I prefer this minimal .vimrc, which is identical to your settings, but much shorter, plus has a few more niceties:

source $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim
packadd! matchit
set hidden

For more info :help defaults and run :set to see what you get.

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In addition, I'd add this so tab is usable:

set softtabstop=2

[romainl]

Thank you for your suggestion but I think it will stay the way it is.

• There are way too many "niceties" in defaults.vim that I don't agree with and that I would have to explain and justify. Plus, the file may evolve over time, making it a burden.
• I would like to keep that guide 7.4-friendly so :packadd is a no.
• The default tabulation width is fine.