This is my .vimrc. Just for record. It’s not suggestion set nocompatible " be iMproved, required filetype off " required " set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim call vundle#begin() " alternatively, pass a path where Vundle should install plugins "call vundle#begin('~/some/path/here') " let Vundle manage Vundle, required Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim' Plugin 'scrooloose/nerdtree' " :help NERD_tree.txt Plugin 'Lokaltog/vim-easymotion' " :help easymotion.txt Plugin 'scrooloose/syntastic' Plugin 'kien/ctrlp.vim' " :help ctrlp-commands " The following are examples of different formats supported. " Keep Plugin commands between vundle#begin/end. " plugin on GitHub repo "Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive' " plugin from http://vim-scripts.org/vim/scripts.html "Plugin 'L9' " Git plugin not hosted on GitHub "Plugin 'git://git.wincent.com/command-t.git' " git repos on your local machine (i.e. when working on your own plugin) "Plugin 'file:///home/mo/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim' " The sparkup vim script is in a subdirectory of this repo called vim. " Pass the path to set the runtimepath properly. "Plugin 'rstacruz/sparkup', {'rtp': 'vim/'} " Avoid a name conflict with L9 "Plugin 'user/L9', {'name': 'newL9'} " All of your Plugins must be added before the following line call vundle#end() " required filetype plugin indent on " required " To ignore plugin indent changes, instead use: "filetype plugin on " " Brief help " :PluginList - lists configured plugins " :PluginInstall - installs plugins; append `!` to update or just :PluginUpdate " :PluginSearch foo - searches for foo; append `!` to refresh local cache " :PluginClean - confirms removal of unused plugins; append `!` to auto-approve removal " " see :h vundle for more details or wiki for FAQ " Put your non-Plugin stuff after this line set nu syntax on set autoindent set tabstop=2 set shiftwidth =2 set expandtab set smartindent autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree autocmd VimEnter * wincmd p