" Enable filetype detection for plugins and indentation options
filetype plugin indent on

" Enables syntax highlighting
syntax on

" Write the file when we leave the buffer
set autowrite

" Make backspace behave as expected
set backspace=eol,indent,start

" The length of a tab
" This is for documentation purposes only,
" do not change the default value of 8, ever.
set tabstop=8

" The number of spaces inserted/removed when using < or >
set shiftwidth=4

" The number of spaces inserted when you press tab.
" -1 means the same value as shiftwidth
set softtabstop=-1

" Insert spaces instead of tabs
set expandtab