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Useful stuff to put inside your ~/.vimrc file

" Set tab width
set tabstop=4
set softtabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set smarttab
set smartindent
set expandtab
set cursorline

" Show line numbers and cursor position
set ruler
set number

" Disable default splash screen
set shortmess+=I
set guioptions-=T

" Show tabs and trailing white spaces
set list listchars=tab:-»,trail:·,extends:»

" Don't generate backup files
set nobackup

" Set default color scheme to something
colorscheme something

If you don't have it, create a folder ~/.vim/colors and put the color scheme inside.

Color schemes are available here