start removing old cruft

vimrc

@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
-" Use Vim settings, rather then Vi settings (much better!).
-" This must be first, because it changes other options as a side effect.
 set nocompatible
 
-" Only do this part when compiled with support for autocommands.
 if has("autocmd")
-
-  " Enable file type detection.
-  " Use the default filetype settings, so that mail gets 'tw' set to 72,
-  " 'cindent' is on in C files, etc.
-  " Also load indent files, to automatically do language-dependent indenting.
   filetype plugin indent on
 
-  " Put these in an autocmd group, so that we can delete them easily.
-  augroup vimrcEx
-  au!
-
   " For all text files set 'textwidth' to 78 characters.
   autocmd FileType text setlocal textwidth=78
 
@@ -25,13 +13,6 @@ if has("autocmd")
     \ if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
     \   exe "normal! g`\"" |
     \ endif
-
-  augroup END
-
-else
-
-  set autoindent        " always set autoindenting on
-
 endif " has("autocmd")
 
 set ruler
@@ -49,11 +30,11 @@ set hlsearch
 set showmatch
 set incsearch
 set tags=./tags;/
-let Tlist_WinWidth = 40
 set grepprg=internal
 set tabpagemax=999
 set nobackup
 set nowritebackup
+set noswapfile
 set wildmode=longest,list,full
 set splitright
 
@@ -66,11 +47,11 @@ if has("gui_running")
     colorscheme ir_black
     runtime ftplugin/man.vim
     nmap K :Man <cword><CR>
-    set lines=50
+"    set lines=50
     set scrolloff=8
-    if &diff
-        set columns=175
-    endif
+"    if &diff
+"        set columns=175
+"    endif
     set guioptions-=m   " remove menu bar
     set guioptions-=T   " remove toolbar
     set colorcolumn=80
@@ -89,41 +70,26 @@ map ,p :set paste
o#73A A#0ll:set nopaste
R
 map ,* :set paste
O/74A*o 73A*A/O * :set nopaste
A
 map ,; :set paste
O;74A*o;*72A A*o;74A*0klll:set nopaste
R
 map ,8 :set paste
o20A-A8<20A-:set nopaste
0
-map ,m mz:%s/
//g
:noh
'z
+map ,m mz:%s/
//g
:noh
`z
 map ,t :tabn
 map ,T :tabp
-map ,s mz:%s/\v\s+$//
'z
+map ,s mz:%s/\v\s+$//
`z
 map ,f :set ts=8
:retab
:set ts=4
-map ,C ggVGc
 " jump to tag in a new tab
 map ,w :tab :tag 
-"nnoremap <silent> <F8> :TlistToggle<CR>
 " re-indent the following line how vim would automatically do it
 map ,j Ji

 map  :cn
 map  :cp
-" copy searched-for symbol to clipboard
-nnoremap * :let @+=expand("<cword>")<CR>*
-
-" highlight characters past column 80
-map ,L :highlight TooLong guibg=lightyellow
:match TooLong '\%>80v.*.$'
-
-" flag more than 80 characters in a row as an error
-" 3match error '\%>80v.\+'
 
 if has("autocmd")
   autocmd FileType text setlocal noautoindent
-"  autocmd FileType c match error /\v\s+$/
-"  autocmd FileType c 2match error /\t/
-"  autocmd FileType cpp 2match error /\t/
   autocmd FileType c syn match Constant display "\<[A-Z_][A-Z_0-9]*\>"
   autocmd FileType cpp syn match Constant display "\<[A-Z_][A-Z_0-9]*\>"
   autocmd FileType dosbatch syn match Comment "^@rem\($\|\s.*$\)"lc=4 contains=dosbatchTodo,@dosbatchNumber,dosbatchVariable,dosbatchArgument
-  au BufRead,BufNewFile *.dxl set filetype=dxl
-  autocmd FileType dxl set syntax=cpp
-  " open all buffers in a new tab
-"  au BufAdd,BufNewFile * nested tab sball
-" install glsl.vim in ~/.vim/syntax to use syntax highlighting for GLSL:
+  autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.dxl set filetype=dxl
+  autocmd FileType dxl setlocal syntax=cpp
+  " install glsl.vim in ~/.vim/syntax to use syntax highlighting for GLSL:
   au BufNewFile,BufWinEnter *.frag,*.vert,*.fp,*.vp,*.glsl setf glsl
   autocmd Syntax {cpp,c,idl} runtime syntax/doxygen.vim
   autocmd QuickFixCmdPre grep copen
@@ -133,29 +99,5 @@ if has("autocmd")
   autocmd FileType xml setlocal sw=2 ts=2 sts=2
   autocmd FileType yaml setlocal sw=2 ts=2 sts=2
   autocmd FileType ruby setlocal sw=2 ts=2 sts=2
+  autocmd FileType vim setlocal sw=2 ts=2 sts=2
 endif " has("autocmd")
-
-if !exists('s:loaded')
-    let s:loaded = 0
-endif
-
-if s:loaded
-    delfunction Bwmatch
-    delcommand Bwmatch
-endif
-
-function Bwmatch(exp)
-    let last = bufnr('$')
-    let index = 0
-    while index <= last
-        if bufexists(index) && bufname(index) =~ a:exp
-            execute ':bw ' . index
-        endif
-        let index += 1
-    endwhile
-    redraw!
-endfunction
-
-command -nargs=1 Bwmatch :call Bwmatch('<args>')
-
-let s:loaded = 1