Open the ~/.vimrc file if it exists, if not, create a new file. Paste the following remapping code into it. set smartindent set tabstop=4 set shiftwidth=4 set expandtab set mouse=a set nu :map GVgg :map :enew :map :e . :map :w :map y :map p :map d :map u :map :tabnew :map >> :map :close :map :q! :map / :map n :map :%s/ :map vat :map vit :map vi{ :map vi( :map vi[Once you are done, restart Vim. Now the following should work.