vim editor setup

#update the .vimrc (~/) with the following lines to enable coding style editing.

filetype plugin indent on
syn on se title
set tabstop=8
set softtabstop=8
set shiftwidth=8
set noexpandtab


Setting VIM up as default editor >> Make sure /usr/bin/vim.basic is selected.

root@sincity:~# sudo update-alternatives --config editor
There are 6 choices for the alternative editor (providing /usr/bin/editor).

  Selection    Path                Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
  0            /usr/bin/vim.gtk     50        auto mode
  1            /bin/ed             -100       manual mode
  2            /bin/nano            40        manual mode 

  3            /usr/bin/mcedit      25        manual mode
* 4            /usr/bin/vim.basic   30        manual mode
  5            /usr/bin/vim.gtk     50        manual mode
  6            /usr/bin/vim.tiny    10        manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: >> 4