Portable Lightweight VIMRC

.vimrc

set nocompatible              " Disable vi compatibility
filetype plugin indent on     " Enable filetype detection
syntax on                     " Enable syntax highlighting

" Colorscheme and appearance
colorscheme desert            " Clean, attractive colorscheme
set background=dark           " Dark background for better contrast
set number                    " Show line numbers
set cursorline                " Highlight current line
set showmatch                 " Highlight matching brackets

" Indentation and tabs
set tabstop=4                 " Width of a tab
set shiftwidth=4              " Width for auto-indents
set expandtab                 " Convert tabs to spaces
set autoindent                " Auto-indent new lines
set smartindent               " Smart indentation for code

" Python-specific settings
autocmd FileType python setlocal softtabstop=4
autocmd FileType python setlocal formatoptions-=r  " Disable auto-comment on new lines
autocmd FileType python setlocal colorcolumn=80    " Highlight column 80 for PEP 8

" Search and navigation
set incsearch                 " Incremental search
set hlsearch                  " Highlight search results
set ignorecase                " Case-insensitive search
set smartcase                 " Case-sensitive if uppercase used

" General usability
set wildmenu                  " Enhanced command-line completion
set backspace=indent,eol,start " Fix backspace behavior
set encoding=utf-8            " Use UTF-8 encoding
set ruler                     " Show cursor position
set laststatus=2              " Always show status line

" Key mappings
nnoremap <leader>c :nohlsearch<CR>  " Clear search highlights
nnoremap <leader>s :w<CR>           " Quick save

#!/bin/bash
echo "Fetching .vimrc from Gist..."
curl -o ~/.vimrc https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ubuntupunk/853b4fb6b83141837f14f649a813b311/raw/2375442437de0e9cadf6e81e4abb15eb5cefb257/.vimrc
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo ".vimrc installed successfully!"
else
    echo "Error: Failed to fetch .vimrc. Check the Gist URL or internet connection."
    exit 1

fi