diff --git a/vimrcs/basic.vim b/vimrcs/basic.vim
index 875a2037..b0e1fcba 100644
--- a/vimrcs/basic.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/basic.vim
@@ -416,3 +416,5 @@ endfunction
 " => custom settings 
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 set number
+set nocompatible                " choose no compatibility with legacy vi
+set nowrap                      " don't wrap lines