diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 104699c..8ebcd9d 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set expandtab
 set sw=4
 set bs=2
 set bg=dark
+set incsearch
 set paste
 set wildmode=longest,list   " change filename autocomplete to be more like bash
 set mouse=v                 " some vim defaults to mouse=a, which sucks for copying and pasting in Xorg