set backspace=indent,eol,start  " Make the backspace key act like I'm used to
set history=32                  " Keep 32 lines of command line history
set nocompatible                " Disable Vi-like behaviour
set ruler                       " Show the cursor position all the time
set suffixes=.bak,~,.swp,.o,.info,.aux,.log,.dvi,.bbl,.blg,.brf,.cb,.ind,.idx,.ilg,.inx,.out,.toc