vimrc: Add tab and precedes to 'listchars'.

[config/dotfiles.git] / vimrc

diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 79e709a8d1d508282a306aba6d52e8b084931f3d..623b60fd837d51ecf7f285f80c6e8ab9af193099 100644 (file)
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 " Vim main configuration file.
 
-" Copyright (C) 2011-2012  Simon Ruderich
+" Copyright (C) 2008-2012  Simon Ruderich
 "
 " This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 " it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -198,10 +198,16 @@ endif
 " remove the highlighting until the next search.
 set hlsearch
 
-" Display tabs, trailing space, non breakable spaces and long lines (when
-" wrapping is disabled).
+" Display some special characters.
 set list
-set listchars=trail:-,extends:>
+set listchars=
+" Display tabs as ">--------".
+set listchars+=tab:>-
+" Display trailing whitespace as "-".
+set listchars+=trail:-
+" Display markers for long lines when wrapping is disabled.
+set listchars+=extends:>,precedes:<
+" Display non-breakable space as "!".
 if v:version >= 700
     set listchars+=nbsp:!
 endif