" All system-wide defaults are set in $VIMRUNTIME/archlinux.vim (usually just " /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/archlinux.vim) and sourced by the call to :runtime " you can find below. If you wish to change any of those settings, you should " do it in this file (/etc/vimrc), since archlinux.vim will be overwritten " everytime an upgrade of the vim packages is performed. It is recommended to " make changes after sourcing archlinux.vim since it alters the value of the " 'compatible' option. " This line should not be removed as it ensures that various options are " properly set to work with the Vim-related packages available in Debian. runtime! archlinux.vim " For more option refer to /usr/share/vim/vim72/vimrc_example.vim or the vim " manual