title: Ideal C Setup for Vim
body: <p>I'm trying to set up a fairly traditional environment for C programming in Vim just to get a taste of it coming from a graphical IDE background. Currently my .vimrc file looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>syntax on
  :filetype indent on
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This provides good syntax highlighting and some indentation. However, the auto indent indents 8 spaces in. Is this standard among vim users? Is there a reason for this? It feels a little... spacious ... coming from environments where 4 spaces is the norm. I'm sure there's a way to change it, but should I? </p>
  
  <p>I'd also like to have something to complete my brackets and parentheses like Eclipse does. I've heard of the AutoClose plugin. Is this the best route, or is there something a little more lightweight? </p>
  
  <p>Any other essentials? </p>