I also want to finally have a .vimrc in which I understand each and every line. After years of collecting snips and scraps from other people's dotfiles, I want to make sure that I am aware of what my .vimrc is doing.

This configuration is based heavily on the guide I found here: Vim Zero which does exactly what I am aiming to do here: wipe the slate clean and start over.

Whenever possible, I've noted the URL from which I found the setting or snippet. I try to insist that not everything is self-explanatory.

Included an automated install of command line fuzzy finder since I started using it and it has a vim plugin. (It's recommended on it's own as well - check it out if you're looking for a fuzzy search tool for use at the command line)

The included Makefile will ensure vim is installed and the dotfiles get linked to your home directory.

make vimrepo

should do it.