" first get my (other) usual options
:so $HOME/.vim/vimrc-base

" options for editing code -- syntax highlighting, automatic indent
" :help to learn more
set nocompatible
filetype on
filetype indent on
set textwidth=80
set softtabstop=4
set expandtab
set cindent shiftwidth=4
set nonumber
set ruler
set backspace=2
set formatoptions=tcql
syntax on