diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index a04fd73..d9e512e 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -25,3 +25,18 @@ syntax on
 color pablo
 
 
+" vimrc sane defaults
+
+filetype plugin indent on
+set showcmd		" Show (partial) command in status line.
+set showmatch		" Show matching brackets.
+set ignorecase		" Do case insensitive matching
+set smartcase		" Do smart case matching
+set incsearch		" Incremental search
+set autowrite		" Automatically save before commands like :next and :make
+set hidden		" Hide buffers when they are abandoned
+set mouse=a		" Enable mouse usage (all modes)
+
+
+
+