diff --git a/vim/config/after.vim b/vim/config/after.vim
index 30e6d59..3c498fb 100644
--- a/vim/config/after.vim
+++ b/vim/config/after.vim
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ endif
 
 "when enabled, this will override each file type default and disable all line breaks (default: 1)
 if !exists("g:disablelinebreaks")
-    let g:disablelinebreaks=1
+    let g:disablelinebreaks = 1
 endif
+
 if (g:disablelinebreaks == 1)
     autocmd VimEnter * set textwidth=0
 endif
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins.vim b/vim/config/plugins.vim
index 588e927..22adc89 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins.vim
@@ -14,10 +14,21 @@ scriptencoding utf-8
 
 "INITIALIZE PLUGINS: {{{
     "create missing plugin config files and directories
-    if exists('*mkdir')|if !isdirectory(glob("~/.vim/tags_by_filetype"))|call mkdir(glob("~/.vim/tags_by_filetype"),'p')|endif|endif
-    if !filereadable(glob("~/.vim/tags"))|new|silent e ~/.vim/tags|silent w|q|endif
-    if !filereadable(glob("~/.vim/snippets.json"))|new|silent e ~/.vim/snippets.json|silent w|q|endif
-    if !filereadable(glob("~/.vim/filetypes.vim"))|new|silent e ~/.vim/filetypes.vim|silent w|q|endif
+    if exists('*mkdir') && !isdirectory(glob("~/.vim/tags_by_filetype"))
+        call mkdir(glob("~/.vim/tags_by_filetype"),'p')
+    endif
+
+    if !filereadable(glob("~/.vim/tags"))
+        new|silent e ~/.vim/tags|silent w|q
+    endif
+
+    if !filereadable(glob("~/.vim/snippets.json"))
+        new|silent e ~/.vim/snippets.json|silent w|q
+    endif
+
+    if !filereadable(glob("~/.vim/filetypes.vim"))
+        new|silent e ~/.vim/filetypes.vim|silent w|q
+    endif
 
     "load plugins in vim/bundle/ and vim/bundle.user/
     execute pathogen#infect('bundle/{}', 'bundle.user/{}')
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/emmet-vim.vim b/vim/config/plugins/emmet-vim.vim
index 68f3fe7..7028322 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/emmet-vim.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/emmet-vim.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-let g:use_emmet_complete_tag=1
-let g:user_emmet_mode='a'
+let g:use_emmet_complete_tag = 1
+let g:user_emmet_mode = 'a'
 
 if filereadable("~/.vim/snippets.json")
     let g:user_emmet_settings = webapi#json#decode(join(readfile(expand('~/.vim/snippets.json')), "\n"))
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/gundo.vim b/vim/config/plugins/gundo.vim
index 382d342..eb730d8 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/gundo.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/gundo.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-let g:gundo_right=0
-let g:gundo_width=35
-let g:gundo_preview_height=10
+let g:gundo_right = 0
+let g:gundo_width = 35
+let g:gundo_preview_height = 10
 
 autocmd FileType gundo setlocal nocursorcolumn
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/incsearch.vim b/vim/config/plugins/incsearch.vim
index c198552..f1a54ff 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/incsearch.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/incsearch.vim
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ map ?  <Plug>(incsearch-backward)
 map g/ <Plug>(incsearch-stay)
 
 "n and N behavioru is consistant
-let g:incsearch#consistent_n_direction=1
+let g:incsearch#consistent_n_direction = 1
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/lightline.vim b/vim/config/plugins/lightline.vim
index b95e4f2..69a59ca 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/lightline.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/lightline.vim
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function! LLFugitive()
             return strlen(_) ? mark._ : ''
         endif
     catch
-
     endtry
 
     return ''
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ endfunction
 
 "status bar config with and without powerline fonts (default: 0)
 if !exists("g:powerlinefonts")
-    let g:powerlinefonts=0
+    let g:powerlinefonts = 0
 endif
 
 if (g:powerlinefonts == 1)
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/syntastic.vim b/vim/config/plugins/syntastic.vim
index 4b39fba..888e668 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/syntastic.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/syntastic.vim
@@ -1,71 +1,81 @@
 "autostart syntax checking when vim opens to a compatible filetype (default: 0)
 if !exists("g:autostartchecker")
-    let g:autostartchecker=0
+    let g:autostartchecker = 0
 endif
 
 if &diff
-    let g:autostartchecker=0
+    let g:autostartchecker = 0
 else
     if (g:autostartchecker == 1)
-        let g:syntastic_mode_map={
+        let g:syntastic_mode_map = {
             \ 'mode':'active',
             \ 'active_filetypes':[],
             \ 'passive_filetypes':[]
         \ }
-        let g:syntastic_check_on_open=1
+
+        let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
     else
-        let g:syntastic_mode_map={
+        let g:syntastic_mode_map = {
             \ 'mode':'passive',
             \ 'active_filetypes':[],
             \ 'passive_filetypes':[]
         \ }
-        let g:syntastic_check_on_open=0
+
+        let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 0
     endif
 
     "configure warnings/errors that should be silenced by module
-    let g:syntastic_less_lessc_quiet_messages={
+    let g:syntastic_less_lessc_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ 'NameError:.* is undefined',
             \ 'FileError:.*'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_scss_sass_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_scss_sass_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ 'File to import not found or unreadable.*'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_java_javac_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_java_javac_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ 'cannot find symbol.*',
             \ 'method does not override or implement a method from a supertype.*',
             \ 'package [^\ ]* does not exist.*'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ '.* is defined but never used',
             \ "'[^']*' is not defined",
             \ 'Missing "use strict" statement',
             \ 'Unexpected [^ ]* statement.*'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_javascript_jshint_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_javascript_jshint_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ 'Expected an assignment or function call and instead saw an expression.'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_javascript_standard_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_javascript_standard_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ '.* is defined but never used',
             \ "'[^']*' is not defined"
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_markdown_mdl_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_markdown_mdl_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ '.*MD013.*',
             \ '.*MD002.*',
             \ '.*MD029.*'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_python_flake8_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_python_flake8_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ '.*\[W293\]',
             \ '.*\[E501\]'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_php_phpmd_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_php_phpmd_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ 'Avoid using short method names like.*',
             \ 'Avoid variables with short names like.*',
@@ -79,11 +89,13 @@ else
             \ 'The class.*has.*public methods.*',
             \ 'The class.*lines of code'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_sh_bashate_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_sh_bashate_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ 'Indent not multiple of 4'
         \ ]}
-    let g:syntastic_sh_shellcheck_quiet_messages={
+
+    let g:syntastic_sh_shellcheck_quiet_messages = {
         \ 'regex':[
             \ '.*\[SC1001\]',
             \ '.*\[SC2015\]',
@@ -95,17 +107,18 @@ else
             \ '.*follow non-constant source',
             \ 'Not following:'
         \ ]}
-    autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead PKGBUILD,bash.bashrc,.bashrc let g:syntastic_quiet_messages={"level":"warnings"}
 
-    let g:syntastic_check_on_wq=0
-    let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list=1
-    let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list=1
-    let g:syntastic_loc_list_height=5
+    autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead PKGBUILD,bash.bashrc,.bashrc let g:syntastic_quiet_messages = {"level":"warnings"}
+
+    let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
+    let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
+    let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
+    let g:syntastic_loc_list_height = 5
 endif
 
 "function to enable syntastic and set check_on_open on
 function s:SyntasticToggleOn()
-    let g:syntastic_check_on_open=1
+    let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
 
     if (g:syntastic_mode_map.mode == "passive")
         SyntasticToggleMode
@@ -116,7 +129,7 @@ command! -buffer SyntasticToggleOn call s:SyntasticToggleOn()
 
 "function to disable syntastic and set check_on_open off
 function s:SyntasticToggleOff()
-    let g:syntastic_check_on_open=0
+    let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 0
 
     if (g:syntastic_mode_map.mode == "active")
         SyntasticToggleMode
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/tagbar.vim b/vim/config/plugins/tagbar.vim
index e006934..802b279 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/tagbar.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/tagbar.vim
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 "autostart tagbar when vim opens to a compatible filetype (default: 0)
 if !exists("g:autostarttagbar")
-    let g:autostarttagbar=0
+    let g:autostarttagbar = 0
 endif
 
 if !&diff && (g:autostarttagbar == 1)
     autocmd VimEnter * nested :call tagbar#autoopen(1)
 endif
 
-let g:tagbar_sort=0
-let g:tagbar_compact=1
-let g:tagbar_singleclick=1
-let g:tagbar_width=35
-let g:tagbar_autofocus=1
+let g:tagbar_sort = 0
+let g:tagbar_compact = 1
+let g:tagbar_singleclick = 1
+let g:tagbar_width = 35
+let g:tagbar_autofocus = 1
 
 autocmd FileType tagbar setlocal nocursorcolumn
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/tcommand.vim b/vim/config/plugins/tcommand.vim
index 55caff7..80e514d 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/tcommand.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/tcommand.vim
@@ -1 +1 @@
-let g:tcommand#include_history=0
+let g:tcommand#include_history = 0
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/tcomment.vim b/vim/config/plugins/tcomment.vim
index 232c07e..72de7a5 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/tcomment.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/tcomment.vim
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-let g:tcomment#rstrip_on_uncomment=2 "remove right-hand whitespace from all lines on uncomment
+"remove right-hand whitespace from all lines on uncomment
+let g:tcomment#rstrip_on_uncomment = 2
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/vim-easytags.vim b/vim/config/plugins/vim-easytags.vim
index d884e11..6c5e526 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/vim-easytags.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/vim-easytags.vim
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-let g:easytags_suppress_ctags_warning=1
+let g:easytags_suppress_ctags_warning = 1
 
 if filereadable(glob("~/.vim/tags"))
-    let g:easytags_file='~/.vim/tags'
+    let g:easytags_file = '~/.vim/tags'
 endif
 
 if isdirectory(glob("~/.vim/tags_by_filetype"))
-    let g:easytags_by_filetype='~/.vim/tags_by_filetype'
+    let g:easytags_by_filetype = '~/.vim/tags_by_filetype'
 endif
 
 "prevent automatically generating the tagfile and syntax highlighting tags (default: 0)
 if !exists("g:disableautotags")
-    let g:disableautotags=0
+    let g:disableautotags = 0
 endif
 
 if (g:disableautotags == 1)
-    let g:easytags_auto_update=0
-    let g:easytags_auto_highlight=0
+    let g:easytags_auto_update = 0
+    let g:easytags_auto_highlight = 0
 else
-    let g:easytags_auto_update=1
-    let g:easytags_auto_highlight=1
+    let g:easytags_auto_update = 1
+    let g:easytags_auto_highlight = 1
 endif
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/vim-signify.vim b/vim/config/plugins/vim-signify.vim
index 6ac1e1f..2f36011 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/vim-signify.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/vim-signify.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-let g:signify_sign_add='+'
-let g:signify_sign_change='!'
-let g:signify_sign_delete='-'
-let g:signify_sign_delete_first_line='~'
+let g:signify_sign_add = '+'
+let g:signify_sign_change = '!'
+let g:signify_sign_delete = '-'
+let g:signify_sign_delete_first_line = '~'
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins/vimfiler.vim b/vim/config/plugins/vimfiler.vim
index f7cbf22..3daff54 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins/vimfiler.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins/vimfiler.vim
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 "autostart filer when vim opens to an empty buffer (default: 1)
 if !exists("g:autostartfiler")
-    let g:autostartfiler=1
+    let g:autostartfiler = 1
 endif
 
 if (g:autostartfiler == 1)
     autocmd VimEnter * if !argc() | VimFiler -quit -project | endif
 endif
 
-let g:vimfiler_as_default_explorer=1
-let g:vimfiler_safe_mode_by_default=0
-let g:vimfiler_enable_auto_cd=1
+let g:vimfiler_as_default_explorer = 1
+let g:vimfiler_safe_mode_by_default = 0
+let g:vimfiler_enable_auto_cd = 1
 
-let g:vimfiler_tree_indentation=2
-let g:vimfiler_explorer_columns='type:time'
-let g:vimfiler_tree_closed_icon='▸' "['▶', '▼'], ['▸', '▾'], ['▷', '◢']
-let g:vimfiler_tree_opened_icon='▾'
-let g:vimfiler_file_icon='-'
-let g:vimfiler_marked_file_icon='+'
+let g:vimfiler_tree_indentation = 2
+let g:vimfiler_explorer_columns = 'type:time'
+let g:vimfiler_tree_closed_icon = '▸' "['▶', '▼'], ['▸', '▾'], ['▷', '◢']
+let g:vimfiler_tree_opened_icon = '▾'
+let g:vimfiler_file_icon = '-'
+let g:vimfiler_marked_file_icon = '+'
 
 "edit files by double clicking them, and justify the cursor on the left
 autocmd FileType vimfiler setlocal nonumber nocursorcolumn
diff --git a/vim/config/settings.vim b/vim/config/settings.vim
index 4b7e1f6..07624d6 100644
--- a/vim/config/settings.vim
+++ b/vim/config/settings.vim
@@ -25,12 +25,20 @@
 
     "use the '*' register as well as the the '+' register if it's available too
     set clipboard=unnamed
-    if has('unnamedplus')|set clipboard+=unnamedplus|endif
+
+    if has('unnamedplus')
+        set clipboard+=unnamedplus
+    endif
 
     "fancy mouse reporting with xterm2 fallback
     if !has('nvim')
-        if has("mouse_sgr")|set ttymouse=sgr|else|set ttymouse=xterm2|endif
+        if has("mouse_sgr")
+            set ttymouse=sgr
+        else
+            set ttymouse=xterm2
+        endif
     endif
+
     set mouse=a "enables mouse functionality with extended capabilities
 
     "8 colours in $TERM=linux, 256 elsewhere
@@ -39,10 +47,14 @@
 
     "configure to primarily use utf8
     if has("multi_byte")
-        if &termencoding == ""|let &termencoding = &encoding|endif
+        if &termencoding == ""
+            let &termencoding = &encoding
+        endif
+
         set encoding=utf-8
         setglobal fileencoding=utf-8
     endif
+
     set fileformats=unix,dos,mac "set compatible line endings in order of preference
 "}}}
 
@@ -72,7 +84,7 @@
         set list listchars=tab:>-,trail:- "display tabs as: >--- and trailing spaces as: -
         set showmatch "show matching open bracket when closed bracket is inserted
         set matchtime=5 "the amount of time before the matching bracket will highlight
-        let &showbreak="" "character to prepend to wrapped lines when linewrapping is enabled
+        let &showbreak = "" "character to prepend to wrapped lines when linewrapping is enabled
 
         "enable tab completion in command mode and configure how it handles extensions
         set completeopt=longest,menuone
@@ -91,7 +103,10 @@
         set ttimeout ttimeoutlen=100 "how long before timing out for terminal key codes
 
         "create ~/.vim/swap if necessary, then use as default swap file location
-        if !isdirectory($HOME.'/.vim/swap')|call mkdir($HOME.'/.vim/swap','p')|endif
+        if exists('*mkdir') && !isdirectory($HOME.'/.vim/swap')
+            call mkdir($HOME.'/.vim/swap','p')
+        endif
+
         set directory=$HOME/.vim/swap,.,/var/tmp,/tmp
 
         "FUNCTIONS: {{{
@@ -100,10 +115,14 @@
                 if !exists('*s:MakeNewDir')
                     function s:MakeNewDir(fullpath, buf)
                         if empty(getbufvar(a:buf,'&buftype')) && a:fullpath!~#'\v^\w+\:\/'
-                            let dirpath=fnamemodify(a:fullpath,':h')
-                            if !isdirectory(dirpath)|call mkdir(dirpath,'p')|endif
+                            let dirpath = fnamemodify(a:fullpath,':h')
+
+                            if !isdirectory(dirpath)
+                                call mkdir(dirpath,'p')
+                            endif
                         endif
                     endfunction
+
                     augroup WriteDir
                         autocmd!
                         autocmd BufWritePre * :call s:MakeNewDir(expand('<afile>'),+expand('<abuf>'))
@@ -121,26 +140,34 @@
             function s:SPResize33()
                 sp|wincmd =|q
             endfunction
+
             function s:sp33()
                 sp|call s:SPResize33()|wincmd j
             endfunction
+
             command! -buffer SP33 call s:sp33()
+
             function s:sp66()
                 sp|wincmd j|call s:SPResize33()
             endfunction
+
             command! -buffer SP66 call s:sp66()
 
             "functions to create a vertical split using 33% and 66% width
             function s:VSResize66()
                 vs|wincmd =|q
             endfunction
+
             function s:vs66()
                 vs|call s:VSResize66()
             endfunction
+
             command! -buffer VS66 call s:vs66()
+
             function s:vs33()
                 vs|wincmd h|call s:VSResize66()|wincmd l
             endfunction
+
             command! -buffer VS33 call s:vs33()
         "}}}
     "}}}