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+set t_Co=256
+"set t_Co=16
+set t_ut=
+set ai
+set background=dark
+set tabstop=4
+set softtabstop=4
+set shiftwidth=4
+set expandtab
+"set textwidth=80
+set hlsearch
+"color asu1dark
+"set t_ut=
+let g:solarized_italic=0
+let g:solarized_bold=0
+let g:solarized_underline=0
+colorscheme sorcerer
+let g:csv_delim=','
+
+" Pathogen
+filetype off " Pathogen needs to run before plugin indent on
+execute pathogen#infect()
+"call pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles()
+"call pathogen#helptags() " generate help tags for everything in 'runtimepath'
+filetype plugin indent on
+filetype plugin on 
+syntax on
+nnoremap <F2> :GundoToggle<CR>                                               
+nnoremap <C-j>	<C-w>w
+imap   <End>
+imap 
  <Home>
+"nnoremap   $
+"nnoremap 
  <bar>
+nmap Y y$
+nmap C c$
+
+inoremap jj <Esc>
+inoremap kk <Esc>
+inoremap hh <Esc>
+inoremap lll <Esc>
+inoremap :wq <Esc>:wq
+inoremap :w <Esc>:w
+inoremap :q! <Esc>:q!
+inoremap :q <Esc>:q
+inoremap yy <Esc>yy
+inoremap ddd <Esc>dd
+
+" Fix Home/End/Delete
+set backspace=indent,eol,start
+"fixdel
+ 
+" Idle timeout, exit insert mode after thirty seconds:
+"au CursorHoldI * stopinsert
+"set updatetime=30000
+
+set clipboard=unnamedplus
+
+set laststatus=2
+set statusline=[%n]\ %<%F\ \ \ [%M%R%H%W%Y][%{&ff}]\ \ %=\ line:%l/%L\ col:%c\ \ \ %p%%\ \ \ @%{strftime(\"%H:%M:%S\")}
+
+"set spell spelllang=en
+"
+
+" Change cursor from block to vertical pipe when in insert mode
+
+if &term =~ "screen-256color"
+    if exists('$TMUX')
+       let &t_SI = "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[5 q\x7\<Esc>\\"
+       let &t_SR = "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[3 q\x7\<Esc>\\"
+       let &t_EI = "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[1 q\x7\<Esc>\\"
+    else    
+        let &t_SI = "\<Esc>[5 q"
+        let &t_SR = "\<Esc>[3 q"
+        let &t_EI = "\<Esc>[1 q"
+    endif
+endif
+
+
+autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile ~/Private/academic/certs/lf/LFS211/2017-12-16_study_materials/*.txt source ~/.muttvimrc