diff --git a/vim/general_set.vim b/vim/general_set.vim
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ddfeed..0000000
--- a/vim/general_set.vim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-set linebreak " automatically wraps text
-set breakindent " indent for single-line wrap
-set breakindentopt=shift:3 " indent amount for single-line wrap
-
-set formatoptions=lj
-" l = prevents the breaking up of words
-" j = remove comment leaders when joining lines
-
-let &t_co=256 " use 256-color
-
-set number " show line numbers
-set autoindent " match indentation with next line
-set smartindent " match indentation with syntax
-
-set spellfile=$VIM_DIR/en.utf-8.add
-set spelllang=en
-
-set showmatch   " -- emit 'beep' when no matching symbol,
-set matchtime=0 " -- but don't jump to it.
-
-set timeoutlen=200 " -- short timeout for multi-key functions
-
diff --git a/vim/global_sets.vim b/vim/global_sets.vim
index e715ae9..6b1699a 100644
--- a/vim/global_sets.vim
+++ b/vim/global_sets.vim
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ set formatoptions=lj
 let &t_co=256 " use 256-color
 
 set number " show line numbers
+set relativenumber
+
 set autoindent " match indentation with next line
 set smartindent " match indentation with syntax
 
diff --git a/vim/rc.vim b/vim/rc.vim
index 530dca6..57e8e25 100644
--- a/vim/rc.vim
+++ b/vim/rc.vim
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ source $HOME/.wryn/env/env.vim
 
 set encoding=utf-8
 
+" set italics characters
+set t_ZH=
+set t_ZR=
+
 let mapleader = "\\"
 "let localmapleader = ','
 
@@ -45,8 +49,4 @@ nnoremap _ :m -2 <CR>
 " - (insert mode) set current word to upper-case
 inoremap <c-u> <esc>viwUea
 
-" set italics characters
-set t_ZH=
-set t_ZR=
-
-" insert the current date
+set relativenumber