" do not make Vim more Vi-compatible
set nocompatible

" disable modeline for security
set nomodeline

" let vim set the terminal title
set title

" avoid creating a swapfile
set noswapfile

" Highlight the screen line of the cursor
set cursorline

" Ignore case in search patterns and hihglight search results
set ignorecase hlsearch

" enable syntax highlighting
syntax on

" show tabs and trailing spaces
set list listchars=tab:>-,trail:-

" Suppress the banner in netrw
let g:netrw_banner=0

" Tree style listing in netrw
let g:netrw_liststyle=3

" controls maximum quantity of entries in recently-visited directory history list
let g:netrw_dirhistmax=0

" never re-use directory listings buffers
let g:netrw_fastbrowse=0

" let command-line completion operates in an enhanced mode
set wildmenu

" disable ringing the bell for all events
set belloff=all

" Automatically remove trailing whitespace
autocmd! BufWrite * mark ' | silent! %s/\s\+$// | norm '