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Then I press [Enter] in insert mode, there is a new line. But cursor places in the very beginning of a line. What do I do to create new line with the same indentation as the current's?

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I recommend that you spend a little time Googling for 'vim configuration' or the like. There's a ton that you can set in your ~/.vimrc file. – Telemachus Jan 23 '10 at 21:24
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add set autoindent to your ~/.vimrc can do that for you automagically.

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thanks! there was no .vimrc, is it ok to create a new one? – valya Jan 23 '10 at 21:13
yes, under your home directory. – John T Jan 23 '10 at 21:15
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Both will annoy you when pasting (as vim will try and indent everything on the fly). So prior to pasting:

:set paste

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I'd also suggest adding this to your .vimrc:

set smartindent

It will increase the indent in a new block.

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