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+" set the directory where my vimrc git project is located
+source ~/.config/nvim/local.vim
+
+" it is a big fat key, after all
+" N.B. should come before plugins and plugin specific settings
+let mapleader = "\<Space>"
+
+" source aux files also under git control
+let oldwd = getcwd()
+exec "cd " . vimrc_git
+source plug.vim
+source airline.vim
+source syntastic.vim
+source fzf.vim
+source mapping.vim
+source jsonnet.vim
+source racer.vim
+source lsp.vim
+source autoformat.vim
+exec "cd " . oldwd
+
+" set up a line number on the current line but relative above and below to help
+" with motion commands
+set number
+set relativenumber
+
+" even with the nice space/tab autodetect, prefer 4 for tab stops
+" but let file type specifics override (for instance a setting of 2 for markdown
+set tabstop=4
+" default to folding on syntax
+set foldmethod=syntax
+" set a readable width
+set textwidth=80
+" make white space visible, where that matters
+set list!
+" except for help
+autocmd FileType help setlocal nolist
+" set up folding preferences
+set fde=1
+" vim's spelling is smart enough for code, to only check comments
+set spell
+" add a hint for long lines
+set colorcolumn=120
+" default to expanding tabs, I'm not insane
+set expandtab
+
+" change buffer behaviors to no longer require changes when hiding a buffer
+set hidden
+
+" look for vimrc in the current director as well as $MYVIMRC
+set exrc
+" make looking for local changes secure
+set secure
+" more secure
+set modelines=0
+" preserve some context
+set scrolloff=3
+" make the cursor a bit easier to follows
+set cursorline
+" make search work a bit more like tab completion in bash
+set incsearch
+set wildmode=longest:full
+set wildmenu
+" line break handling
+set linebreak
+set showbreak=+
+" always on status line
+set laststatus=2
+
+" let backspace work more naturally
+set backspace=start,indent,eol
+" favor modern encoding
+set enc=utf-8
+" more readable config for list mode
+set listchars+=nbsp:¬,tab:»·,trail:·
+set listchars-=eol:$
+" smarter handling of case during search
+set ignorecase
+set smartcase
+" disable outdated data loss protections
+set nobackup
+set noswapfile
+" make pastemode more accessible
+set pastetoggle=<F2>
+" save when moving away
+au FocusLost * :wa
+
+" make sure to set TERM to xterm-256color in terminal program or app
+colorscheme desert