vimrc: Use 72 characters per line in git commit messages.

[config/dotfiles.git] / vimrc

diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 98009b8611eb2885af03a11a4057c57899698ce9..dd39b5888f486e5ef958cfdb4ea186caa09fdfae 100644 (file)
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ if v:version >= 700
     set listchars+=nbsp:!
 endif
 
+" Always display the status line even if there is only one window.
+if has('statusline')
+    set laststatus=2
+endif
+
 
 " MAPPINGS (except for plugins, see PLUGIN SETTINGS below)
 
@@ -249,8 +254,11 @@ if has('autocmd')
         autocmd FileType crontab setlocal backupcopy=yes
 " Don't use the modeline as the diff created by `git commit -v` may contain
 " one which could change the filetype or other settings of the commit window.
+" Also make sure we use only 72 characters per line which is the
+" recommondation for git commit messages (http://tpope.net/node/106).
         autocmd FileType gitcommit setlocal nomodeline |
-                                 \ let g:secure_modelines_allowed_items = []
+                                 \ let g:secure_modelines_allowed_items = [] |
+                                 \ setlocal textwidth=72
 " Allow folding in perl.
         autocmd FileType perl let perl_fold = 1 |
                             \ let perl_fold_blocks = 1