.vimrc for ruby and python

vi ~/.vimrc

set nocompatible              " Use vim defaults
"set ls=2                      " Always show status line
set showcmd                   " Show incomplete commands
set scrolloff=3               " Keep 3 lines when scrolling
set ruler                     " Show the cursor position all the time
set title                     " Show title in console title bar
set hid                       " Change buffer without saving
set showmatch                 " Show matching bracets

set ts=2                      " Numbers of spaces of tab character
set sw=2                      " Numbers of spaces to (auto)indent
set et                        " Tabs are converted to spaces, use only when required
set sts=2                     " Soft tab stop
set smartindent               " Smart indent
set autoindent
set nocindent
set wrap

set hlsearch                  " Highlight searches
set incsearch                 " Do incremental searching

if has("autocmd")
"au FileType cpp,c,java,sh,pl,php,python,ruby set autoindent
"au FileType cpp,c,java,sh,pl,php,py,rb set smartindent
au FileType cpp,c,java,sh,pl,php set cindent
au BufRead *.py set cinwords=if,elif,else,for,while,try,except,finally,def,class
au BufRead *.rb set cinwords=if,elsif,else,unless,for,while,begin,rescue,def,class,module
"au BufRead *.py set smartindent cinwords=if,elif,else,for,while,try,except,finally,def,class
"au BufRead *.rb set smartindent cinwords=if,elsif,else,unless,for,while,begin,rescue,def,class,module
endif

syntax on
"set background=dark
"hi Normal ctermfg=grey ctermbg=darkgrey
hi PreProc ctermfg=magenta
hi Statement ctermfg=darkYellow
hi Type ctermfg=blue
hi Function ctermfg=blue
hi Identifier ctermfg=darkBlue
hi Special ctermfg=darkCyan
hi Constant ctermfg=darkCyan
hi Comment ctermfg=darkGreen
au BufRead,BufNewFile *.rb hi rubySymbol ctermfg=green

For more information about syntax highlight in vi, search for the README.txt file in
/usr/share/vim/vim72/colors (the 72 could be different)

To see the list of colors for all groups, type :highlight in vi


References:

- Using Vim: Syntax Highlighting