Setting up vim for C/C++

This post if about the changes that I make in the configuration of vim to use it as an editor for C/C++ Programs. Now first of all make a file named .vimrc in your home directory

$ touch .vimrc

And also make a directory named .vim in the very same folder i.e. your home directory

$ mkdir .vim

Now here is the link of the things that you have to put in the .vim directory.

http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=213

Download the cvim Zip file from the link and extract the contents to the .vim directory

$ tar zxvf cvim.zip .vim/

Now copy paste the following in the .vimrc file

" All system-wide defaults are set in $VIMRUNTIME/debian.vim (usually just

" /usr/share/vim/vimcurrent/debian.vim) and sourced by the call to :runtime

" you can find below.  If you wish to change any of those settings, you should

" do it in this file (/etc/vim/vimrc), since debian.vim will be overwritten

" everytime an upgrade of the vim packages is performed.  It is recommended to

" make changes after sourcing debian.vim since it alters the value of the

" 'compatible' option.

" This line should not be removed as it ensures that various options are

" properly set to work with the Vim-related packages available in Debian.

runtime! debian.vim

" Uncomment the next line to make Vim more Vi-compatible

" NOTE: debian.vim sets 'nocompatible'.  Setting 'compatible' changes numerous

" options, so any other options should be set AFTER setting 'compatible'.

"set compatible

" Vim5 and later versions support syntax highlighting. Uncommenting the next

" line enables syntax highlighting by default.

if has("syntax")

  syntax on

endif

" If using a dark background within the editing area and syntax highlighting

" turn on this option as well

"set background=dark

" Uncomment the following to have Vim jump to the last position when

" reopening a file

"if has("autocmd")

"  au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") | exe "normal! g'\"" | endif

"endif

" Uncomment the following to have Vim load indentation rules and plugins

" according to the detected filetype.

"if has("autocmd")

"  filetype plugin indent on

"endif

" The following are commented out as they cause vim to behave a lot

" differently from regular Vi. They are highly recommended though.

"set showcmd " Show (partial) command in status line.

"set showmatch " Show matching brackets.

"set ignorecase " Do case insensitive matching

"set smartcase " Do smart case matching

"set incsearch " Incremental search

"set autowrite " Automatically save before commands like :next and :make

"set hidden             " Hide buffers when they are abandoned

"set mouse=a " Enable mouse usage (all modes)

" My Style

"set columns=70

set textwidth=70

set ruler

set nu

set shiftwidth=4

set autoindent

set smartindent

filetype plugin on

let g:C_SourceCodeExtensions = 'h cc cp cxx cpp CPP c++ C i ii Makefile'

set expandtab           " set tab to spaces

set tabstop=4           " set tab size = 4

set colorcolumn=70      " set column color to indicate not to extend 

                        " more than 72 chars

" Source a global configuration file if available

if filereadable("/etc/vim/vimrc.local")

  source /etc/vim/vimrc.local

endif

And now you are all set and done. Happy Coding.