"activate syntax highlighting
syntax on
"cope with black background
set background=dark
"honor modelines in files
set modeline
set modelines=5
"activate intelligent indenting
set autoindent
set backspace=indent,eol,start
"display statusline
set laststatus=2
"display position in statusline
set ruler
"activate linenumbers
set number
"display tab characters
set listchars=tab:>-