vimrc

" Do not try to be vi compatible
set nocompatible

" Turn on syntax highlighting
syntax on

" map the keys jk to the Escape key to improve efficiency.
imap jk <Esc> 

" map the keys 'jk' to the Escape key in visual mode
xmap jk <Esc> 


" Security
set modelines=0
set nomodeline

" Show line numbers
set number

" Blink cursor on error instead of beeping
set visualbell

" Encoding
set encoding=utf-8

" Whitespace
set wrap
set textwidth=79
set tabstop=2

" Blink cursor in Insert mode
set guicursor+=n-v-c:blinkon0

" Change cursor shape in different modes
let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]50;CursorShape=1\x7"
let &t_SR = "\<Esc>]50;CursorShape=2\x7"
let &t_EI = "\<Esc>]50;CursorShape=0\x7"

" Highlight matched parentheses 
hi MatchParen cterm=underline ctermbg=none ctermfg=none