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+" gratis https://swordandsignals.com/2020/12/13/5-lines-in-vimrc.html
+set hlsearch    " highlight all search results
+set ignorecase  " do case insensitive search
+set incsearch   " show incremental search results as you type
+set number      " display line number
+set noswapfile  " disable swap file
+" can also be summarized as
+set hls ic is nu noswf