diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
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index 0000000..236c2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vimrc
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+
+if has("autocmd")
+    autocmd! bufwritepost .vimrc source ~/.vimrc
+    autocmd BufWritePost *.java,*.groovy silent! !ctags . &
+endif
+
+
+syntax on
+set autoindent expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4