" Set up short message settings set shortmess= " (file 3 of 5) -> (3 of 5) set shortmess+=f " [Incomplete last line] -> [eol] set shortmess+=i " I donated to Uganda, thanks Bram set shortmess+=I " 999 lines, 888 characters -> 999L, 888C set shortmess+=l " [Modified] -> [+] set shortmess+=m " [New File] -> [New] set shortmess+=n " Don't stack file writing messages set shortmess+=o " Don't stack file reading messages set shortmess+=O " [readonly] -> [RO] set shortmess+=r " Truncate file message at start if too long set shortmess+=t " Truncate other message in midle if too long set shortmess+=T " written -> [w], appended -> [a] set shortmess+=w " [dos format] -> [dos] set shortmess+=x " Don't show whitespace characters or end-of-line characters visually by " default, but make \l toggle between them set nolist nnoremap \ l \ :set list! list? " Don't show line numbers by default, but \n toggles them set nonumber nnoremap \ n \ :set number! number?