diff --git a/autoload/pathogen.vim b/autoload/pathogen.vim
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+" pathogen.vim - path option manipulation
+" Maintainer:   Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.org>
+" Version:      1.2
+
+" Install in ~/.vim/autoload (or ~\vimfiles\autoload).
+"
+" API is documented below.
+
+if exists("g:loaded_pathogen") || &cp
+  finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_pathogen = 1
+
+" Split a path into a list.
+function! pathogen#split(path) abort " {{{1
+  if type(a:path) == type([]) | return a:path | endif
+  let split = split(a:path,'\\\@<!\%(\\\\\)*\zs,')
+  return map(split,'substitute(v:val,''\\\([\\,]\)'',''\1'',"g")')
+endfunction " }}}1
+
+" Convert a list to a path.
+function! pathogen#join(...) abort " {{{1
+  if type(a:1) == type(1) && a:1
+    let i = 1
+    let space = ' '
+  else
+    let i = 0
+    let space = ''
+  endif
+  let path = ""
+  while i < a:0
+    if type(a:000[i]) == type([])
+      let list = a:000[i]
+      let j = 0
+      while j < len(list)
+        let escaped = substitute(list[j],'[,'.space.']\|\\[\,'.space.']\@=','\\&','g')
+        let path .= ',' . escaped
+        let j += 1
+      endwhile
+    else
+      let path .= "," . a:000[i]
+    endif
+    let i += 1
+  endwhile
+  return substitute(path,'^,','','')
+endfunction " }}}1
+
+" Convert a list to a path with escaped spaces for 'path', 'tag', etc.
+function! pathogen#legacyjoin(...) abort " {{{1
+  return call('pathogen#join',[1] + a:000)
+endfunction " }}}1
+
+" Remove duplicates from a list.
+function! pathogen#uniq(list) abort " {{{1
+  let i = 0
+  let seen = {}
+  while i < len(a:list)
+    if has_key(seen,a:list[i])
+      call remove(a:list,i)
+    else
+      let seen[a:list[i]] = 1
+      let i += 1
+    endif
+  endwhile
+  return a:list
+endfunction " }}}1
+
+" Returns a hash indicating which filetype features are enabled.
+function! pathogen#filetype() abort " {{{1
+  redir => output
+  silent filetype
+  redir END
+  let result = {}
+  let result.detection = match(output,'detection:ON') >= 0
+  let result.indent = match(output,'indent:ON') >= 0
+  let result.plugin = match(output,'plugin:ON') >= 0
+  return result
+endfunction " }}}1
+
+" \ on Windows unless shellslash is set, / everywhere else.
+function! pathogen#separator() abort " {{{1
+  return !exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\'
+endfunction " }}}1
+
+" Convenience wrapper around glob() which returns a list.
+function! pathogen#glob(pattern) abort " {{{1
+  let files = split(glob(a:pattern),"\n")
+  return map(files,'substitute(v:val,"[".pathogen#separator()."/]$","","")')
+endfunction "}}}1
+
+" Like pathogen#glob(), only limit the results to directories.
+function! pathogen#glob_directories(pattern) abort " {{{1
+  return filter(pathogen#glob(a:pattern),'isdirectory(v:val)')
+endfunction "}}}1
+
+" Prepend all subdirectories of path to the rtp, and append all after
+" directories in those subdirectories.
+function! pathogen#runtime_prepend_subdirectories(path) " {{{1
+  let sep    = pathogen#separator()
+  let before = pathogen#glob_directories(a:path.sep."*[^~]")
+  let after  = pathogen#glob_directories(a:path.sep."*[^~]".sep."after")
+  let rtp = pathogen#split(&rtp)
+  let path = expand(a:path)
+  call filter(rtp,'v:val[0:strlen(path)-1] !=# path')
+  let &rtp = pathogen#join(pathogen#uniq(before + rtp + after))
+  return &rtp
+endfunction " }}}1
+
+" For each directory in rtp, check for a subdirectory named dir.  If it
+" exists, add all subdirectories of that subdirectory to the rtp, immediately
+" after the original directory.  If no argument is given, 'bundle' is used.
+" Repeated calls with the same arguments are ignored.
+function! pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles(...) " {{{1
+  let sep = pathogen#separator()
+  let name = a:0 ? a:1 : 'bundle'
+  let list = []
+  for dir in pathogen#split(&rtp)
+    if dir =~# '\<after$'
+      let list +=  pathogen#glob_directories(substitute(dir,'after$',name.sep.'*[^~]'.sep.'after','')) + [dir]
+    else
+      let list +=  [dir] + pathogen#glob_directories(dir.sep.name.sep.'*[^~]')
+    endif
+  endfor
+  let &rtp = pathogen#join(pathogen#uniq(list))
+  return 1
+endfunction
+
+" }}}1
+
+" Invoke :helptags on all non-$VIM doc directories in runtimepath.
+function! pathogen#helptags() " {{{1
+  for dir in pathogen#split(&rtp)
+    if dir[0 : strlen($VIM)-1] !=# $VIM && isdirectory(dir.'/doc') && (!filereadable(dir.'/doc/tags') || filewritable(dir.'/doc/tags'))
+      helptags `=dir.'/doc'`
+    endif
+  endfor
+endfunction " }}}1
+
+" vim:set ft=vim ts=8 sw=2 sts=2:
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 820ddfa..a738fdd 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
-colorscheme evening
+" load pathogen
+" It is essential that these lines are called before enabling filetype
+" detection, so I would recommend putting them at the top of your vimrc file.
+call pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles()
+call pathogen#helptags()
 
+" 
+" Put personal preferences here
+"
+colorscheme evening