diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index be4dcdc..9731ca1 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ inoremap <C-a> <C-O>^
 inoremap <C-e> <C-O>$
 imap <C-c> <Esc>
 
+set laststatus=2
+set statusline=%t       "tail of the filename
+"set statusline+=[%{&ff}] "file format
+"set statusline+=%h      "help file flag
+set statusline+=\ %w      "help file flag
+set statusline+=%r      "read only flag
+set statusline+=%y      "filetype
+set statusline+=\ %m      "modified flag
+set statusline+=%=      "left/right separator
+set statusline+=%c,     "cursor column
+set statusline+=%l/%L   "cursor line/total lines
+set statusline+=\ %P    "percent through file
 
 " Commentary? Maybe remove these, I rarely use them
 " , #perl # comments