diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd3d0e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# vim
+.vim/.netrwhist
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index b613945..78f7dbe 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ filetype on
 filetype indent plugin on
 set modeline
 
+set tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 expandtab
+
+
 " use flake8 to ensure PEP-8 compliance for python
 source ~/.vim/bundle/flake8/ftplugin/python_flake8.vim
 let g:flake8_builtins="_,apply"