set ai         " auto indenting
set history=100     " keep 100 lines of history
set ruler        " show the cursor position
syntax on        " syntax highlighting
set hlsearch      " highlight the last searched term
filetype plugin on   " use the file type plugins

" When editing a file, always jump to the last cursor position
autocmd BufReadPost *
\ if ! exists("g:leave_my_cursor_position_alone") |
\ if line("'\"") > 0 && line ("'\"") <= line("$") |
\ exe "normal g'\"" |
\ endif |
\ endif