diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db5d5142f
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+++ b/.vimrc
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+au BufRead,BufNewFile *.rs set filetype=rust smartindent tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db5d5142f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+au BufRead,BufNewFile *.rs set filetype=rust smartindent tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab