My current _simple_ vimrc (2025-12-16); back to legacy vim script (for vim and neovim)

.vimrc

" Vim mode instead Vi compatible mode (must be first because of side effects)
set nocompatible

" Leaders
let mapleader = " "
" let maplocalleader="<BS>"

" Filetype based config
filetype plugin indent on
syntax on

" Indentation
set autoindent
set smartindent

" Tabstops
set expandtab
set tabstop=8
set softtabstop=0
set shiftwidth=8

" Relative and absolute line numbers combined
set number
set relativenumber

" More context around the cursor when it moves outside window viewport
set scrolloff=5

" Search
set hlsearch
set incsearch
set ignorecase
set smartcase

" Text wrapping
set wrap
set breakindent

" Window splitting
set splitright
set splitbelow

" Mouse
set mouse=nvi
set mousemodel=popup_setpos

" Miscellaneous 
set encoding=UTF-8
set history=9001
set autoread
set hidden
set switchbuf=uselast
set sidescroll=1
set ttimeout
set ttimeoutlen=50
set ttyfast
set display=lastline
set laststatus=2
set completeopt=menu,popup
set wildoptions=pum,tagfile
set pumheight=8
set nojoinspaces
set nostartofline
set sessionoptions-=options
set sessionoptions+=unix,slash
set tags=./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS
set directory=~/.local/state/vim//
set clipboard=unnamedplus

" Colors
colorscheme habamax
set cursorline

" Mappings
nnoremap <silent> <leader>h :set hlsearch!<CR>