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+ autocmd VimEnter * startinsert
+
+ set spell spelllang=en_gb
+ set spell
+ hi SpellBad cterm=underline ctermfg=red
+ set spellfile=~/.vim/spell/en.gb.add
+
+ syntax on
+ filetype plugin indent on
+ set mouse=a
+
+ set wrap
+ set linebreak
+
+ set ruler
+ set laststatus=2
+ set virtualedit=onemore
+
+ set backspace=indent,eol,start
+
+ " Show matching brackets
+ set showmatch
+
+ set tabstop=4
+ set shiftwidth=4
+ set expandtab
+
+ augroup MarkdownCodeHighlight
+ autocmd!
+ autocmd FileType markdown hi link markdownCode Comment
+ augroup END
+
+ let g:markdown_fenced_languages = ['html', 'python', 'bash=sh', 'javascript', 'json', 'xml', 'ruby']