Setup VIM:

1 ) Create the following file structure in your homedirectory:

.vim/
 ├── autoload/
 ├── backup/
 ├── colors/
 └── plugged/

mkdir -p ~/.vim ~/.vim/autoload ~/.vim/backup ~/.vim/colors ~/.vim/plugged

2) Create a .vimrc file in your home directory

touch ~/.vimrc

3) Add the following lines to your .vimrc file:

#Disable compatibility with vi which can cause unexpected issues.
set nocompatible

#Enable type file detection. Vim will be able to try to detect the type of file in use.
filetype on

#Enable plugins and load plugin for the detected file type.
filetype plugin on

#Load an indent file for the detected file type.
filetype indent on