Update the vimscript code for restoring cursor position

Using xxd(1) to filter and edit binary files causes the input files
to have dual nature, so to speak, which effectively makes restoring
the cursor position broken.  Fix that by ignoring the "xxd" file type
in the code that restores the cursor position.

Interactive rebasing in git causes files to be edited in vim, which,
similarly to commit messages, are rarely the same as the last one
edited.  Thus, also add "gitrebase" to the list of file types for
which the cursor position isn't restored.

While there, refactor the code a bit to possibly save a few CPU cycles
and to keep the line lengths in check, and use the long form of the
commands and variables, to make the code slightly more consistent and
more understandable to newcomers.

Update the relevant comments in the code and the associated parts of
the documentation, to keep them in sync with the updated code.

Remove some redundant trailing whitespace as well, as spotted.
diff --git a/runtime/defaults.vim b/runtime/defaults.vim
index 6765989..6f8deb0 100644
--- a/runtime/defaults.vim
+++ b/runtime/defaults.vim
@@ -99,15 +99,19 @@
   " Put these in an autocmd group, so that you can revert them with:
   " ":autocmd! vimStartup"
   augroup vimStartup
-    au!
+    autocmd!
 
     " When editing a file, always jump to the last known cursor position.
     " Don't do it when the position is invalid, when inside an event handler
-    " (happens when dropping a file on gvim) and for a commit message (it's
-    " likely a different one than last time).
+    " (happens when dropping a file on gvim), for a commit or rebase message
+    " (likely a different one than last time), and when using xxd(1) to filter
+    " and edit binary files (it transforms input files back and forth, causing
+    " them to have dual nature, so to speak)
     autocmd BufReadPost *
-      \ if line("'\"") >= 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") && &ft !~# 'commit'
-      \ |   exe "normal! g`\""
+      \ let line = line("'\"")
+      \ | if line >= 1 && line <= line("$") && &filetype !~# 'commit'
+      \      && index(['xxd', 'gitrebase'], &filetype) == -1
+      \ |   execute "normal! g`\""
       \ | endif
 
   augroup END
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@
   augroup vimHints
     au!
     autocmd CmdwinEnter *
-	  \ echohl Todo | 
+	  \ echohl Todo |
 	  \ echo gettext('You discovered the command-line window! You can close it with ":q".') |
 	  \ echohl None
   augroup END