diff --git a/runtime/defaults.vim b/runtime/defaults.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f83e8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/defaults.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+" The default vimrc file.
+"
+" Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
+" Last change:	2016 Jul 28
+"
+" This is loaded if no vimrc file was found.
+" Except when Vim is run with "-u NONE" or "-C".
+" Individual settings can be reverted with ":set option&".
+" Other commands can be reverted as mentioned below.
+
+" When started as "evim", evim.vim will already have done these settings.
+if v:progname =~? "evim"
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Use Vim settings, rather than Vi settings (much better!).
+" This must be first, because it changes other options as a side effect.
+set nocompatible
+
+" Allow backspacing over everything in insert mode.
+set backspace=indent,eol,start
+
+set history=200		" keep 200 lines of command line history
+set ruler		" show the cursor position all the time
+set showcmd		" display incomplete commands
+set wildmenu		" display completion matches in a status line
+
+" Do incremental searching when it's possible to timeout.
+if has('reltime')
+  set incsearch
+endif
+
+" Do not recognize octal numbers for Ctrl-A and Ctrl-X, most users find it
+" confusing.
+set nrformats-=octal
+
+" For Win32 GUI: remove 't' flag from 'guioptions': no tearoff menu entries.
+if has('win32')
+  set guioptions-=t
+endif
+
+" Don't use Ex mode, use Q for formatting.
+" Revert with ":unmap Q".
+map Q gq
+
+" CTRL-U in insert mode deletes a lot.  Use CTRL-G u to first break undo,
+" so that you can undo CTRL-U after inserting a line break.
+" Revert with ":iunmap <C-U>".
+inoremap <C-U> <C-G>u<C-U>
+
+" In many terminal emulators the mouse works just fine.  By enabling it you
+" can position the cursor, Visually select and scroll with the mouse.
+if has('mouse')
+  set mouse=a
+endif
+
+" Switch syntax highlighting on when the terminal has colors or when using the
+" GUI (which always has colors).
+if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
+  " Revert with ":syntax off".
+  syntax on
+
+  " I like highlighting strings inside C comments.
+  " Revert with ":unlet c_comment_strings".
+  let c_comment_strings=1
+endif
+
+" Only do this part when compiled with support for autocommands.
+if has("autocmd")
+
+  " Enable file type detection.
+  " Use the default filetype settings, so that mail gets 'tw' set to 72,
+  " 'cindent' is on in C files, etc.
+  " Also load indent files, to automatically do language-dependent indenting.
+  " Revert with ":filetype off".
+  filetype plugin indent on
+
+  " Put these in an autocmd group, so that you can revert them with:
+  " ":augroup vimStartup | au! | augroup END"
+  augroup vimStartup
+    au!
+
+    " When editing a file, always jump to the last known cursor position.
+    " Don't do it when the position is invalid or when inside an event handler
+    " (happens when dropping a file on gvim).
+    autocmd BufReadPost *
+      \ if line("'\"") >= 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
+      \   exe "normal! g`\"" |
+      \ endif
+
+  augroup END
+
+endif " has("autocmd")
+
+" Convenient command to see the difference between the current buffer and the
+" file it was loaded from, thus the changes you made.
+" Only define it when not defined already.
+" Revert with: ":delcommand DiffOrig".
+if !exists(":DiffOrig")
+  command DiffOrig vert new | set bt=nofile | r ++edit # | 0d_ | diffthis
+		  \ | wincmd p | diffthis
+endif
+
+if has('langmap') && exists('+langnoremap')
+  " Prevent that the langmap option applies to characters that result from a
+  " mapping.  If unset (default), this may break plugins (but it's backward
+  " compatible).
+  set langnoremap
+endif
diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index bfa8068..680d85c 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*options.txt*	For Vim version 7.4.  Last change: 2016 Jul 12
+*options.txt*	For Vim version 7.4.  Last change: 2016 Jul 28
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -887,7 +887,8 @@
 	done with ":syntax on".
 
 							*'backspace'* *'bs'*
-'backspace' 'bs'	string	(default "")
+'backspace' 'bs'	string	(default "", set to "indent,eol,start"
+							    in |defaults.vim|)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 	Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W and CTRL-U in Insert
@@ -1696,7 +1697,7 @@
 
 			*'compatible'* *'cp'* *'nocompatible'* *'nocp'*
 'compatible' 'cp'	boolean	(default on, off when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc|
-								file is found)
+					file is found, reset in |defaults.vim|)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 	This option has the effect of making Vim either more Vi-compatible, or
@@ -3725,8 +3726,10 @@
 	screen.
 
 						*'guioptions'* *'go'*
-'guioptions' 'go'	string	(default "egmrLtT"   (MS-Windows),
-					 "aegimrLtT" (GTK, Motif and Athena))
+'guioptions' 'go'	string	(default "egmrLtT"   (MS-Windows, "t" is
+						   removed in |defaults.vim|),
+					 "aegimrLtT" (GTK, Motif and Athena),
+					 )
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 			{only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
@@ -4048,7 +4051,8 @@
 	NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
 
 						*'history'* *'hi'*
-'history' 'hi'		number	(Vim default: 50, Vi default: 0)
+'history' 'hi'		number	(Vim default: 50, Vi default: 0,
+						 set to 200 in |defaults.vim|)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 	A history of ":" commands, and a history of previous search patterns
@@ -4300,7 +4304,8 @@
 	evaluating 'includeexpr' |textlock|.
 
 				 *'incsearch'* *'is'* *'noincsearch'* *'nois'*
-'incsearch' 'is'	boolean	(default off)
+'incsearch' 'is'	boolean	(default off, set in |defaults.vim| if the
+						+reltime feature is supported)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 			{not available when compiled without the
@@ -4684,7 +4689,7 @@
 <	Warning: This deletes all menus that you defined yourself!
 
 			*'langnoremap'* *'lnr'* *'nolangnoremap'* *'nolnr'*
-'langnoremap' 'lnr'	boolean (default off)
+'langnoremap' 'lnr'	boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 			{only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
@@ -5150,7 +5155,8 @@
 	set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
 
 						*'mouse'* *E538*
-'mouse'			string	(default "", "a" for GUI, MS-DOS and Win32)
+'mouse'			string	(default "", "a" for GUI, MS-DOS and Win32,
+						 set to "a" in |defaults.vim|)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 	Enable the use of the mouse.  Only works for certain terminals
@@ -5316,7 +5322,8 @@
 	Negative or zero value means no thread scheduling.
 
 							*'nrformats'* *'nf'*
-'nrformats' 'nf'	string	(default "bin,octal,hex")
+'nrformats' 'nf'	string	(default "bin,octal,hex",
+					   set to "bin,hex" in |defaults.vim|)
 			local to buffer
 			{not in Vi}
 	This defines what bases Vim will consider for numbers when using the
@@ -5986,7 +5993,7 @@
 	security reasons.
 
 					 *'ruler'* *'ru'* *'noruler'* *'noru'*
-'ruler' 'ru'		boolean	(default off)
+'ruler' 'ru'		boolean	(default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 			{not available when compiled without the
@@ -6619,8 +6626,8 @@
 	"n" flag to 'cpoptions'.
 
 				     *'showcmd'* *'sc'* *'noshowcmd'* *'nosc'*
-'showcmd' 'sc'		boolean	(Vim default: on, off for Unix, Vi default:
-				 off)
+'showcmd' 'sc'		boolean	(Vim default: on, off for Unix,
+				       Vi default: off, set in |defaults.vim|)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 			{not available when compiled without the
@@ -8377,7 +8384,7 @@
 
 
 				*'wildmenu'* *'wmnu'* *'nowildmenu'* *'nowmnu'*
-'wildmenu' 'wmnu'	boolean	(default off)
+'wildmenu' 'wmnu'	boolean	(default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
 			global
 			{not in Vi}
 			{not available if compiled without the |+wildmenu|
diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
index b613cf0..256aaad 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*starting.txt*  For Vim version 7.4.  Last change: 2016 Jul 03
+*starting.txt*  For Vim version 7.4.  Last change: 2016 Jul 28
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -806,13 +806,13 @@
 	For the Macintosh the $VIMRUNTIME/macmap.vim is read.
 
 	  *VIMINIT* *.vimrc* *_vimrc* *EXINIT* *.exrc* *_exrc* *$MYVIMRC*
-     c. Four places are searched for initializations.  The first that exists
+     c. Five places are searched for initializations.  The first that exists
 	is used, the others are ignored.  The $MYVIMRC environment variable is
 	set to the file that was first found, unless $MYVIMRC was already set
 	and when using VIMINIT.
-	-  The environment variable VIMINIT (see also |compatible-default|) (*)
-	   The value of $VIMINIT is used as an Ex command line.
-	-  The user vimrc file(s):
+	I   The environment variable VIMINIT (see also |compatible-default|) (*)
+	    The value of $VIMINIT is used as an Ex command line.
+	II  The user vimrc file(s):
 		    "$HOME/.vimrc"	   (for Unix and OS/2) (*)
 		    "$HOME/.vim/vimrc"	   (for Unix and OS/2) (*)
 		    "s:.vimrc"		   (for Amiga) (*)
@@ -829,13 +829,14 @@
 		Note: For MS-DOS and Win32, "$HOME" is checked first.  If no
 		"_vimrc" or ".vimrc" is found there, "$VIM" is tried.
 		See |$VIM| for when $VIM is not set.
-	-  The environment variable EXINIT.
-	   The value of $EXINIT is used as an Ex command line.
-	-  The user exrc file(s).  Same as for the user vimrc file, but with
-	   "vimrc" replaced by "exrc".  But only one of ".exrc" and "_exrc" is
-	   used, depending on the system.  And without the (*)!
-	-  You would usually have "syntax on" and/or "filetype on" commands,
-	   which trigger initializing filetype detection, see |syntax-loading|.
+	III The environment variable EXINIT.
+	    The value of $EXINIT is used as an Ex command line.
+	IV  The user exrc file(s).  Same as for the user vimrc file, but with
+	    "vimrc" replaced by "exrc".  But only one of ".exrc" and "_exrc" is
+	    used, depending on the system.  And without the (*)!
+	V   The default vimrc file, $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim.  This sets up
+	    options values and has "syntax on" and "filetype on" commands,
+	    which is what most new users will want.  See |defaults.vim|.
 
      d. If the 'exrc' option is on (which is not the default), the current
 	directory is searched for three files.  The first that exists is used,
@@ -912,6 +913,9 @@
 	The |v:vim_did_enter| variable is set to 1.
 	The |VimEnter| autocommands are executed.
 
+The $MYVIMRC or $MYGVIMRC file will be set to the first found vimrc and/or
+gvimrc file.
+
 Some hints on using initializations:
 
 Standard setup:
@@ -958,16 +962,29 @@
 
 						     *compatible-default*
 When Vim starts, the 'compatible' option is on.  This will be used when Vim
-starts its initializations.  But as soon as a user vimrc file is found, or a
-vimrc file in the current directory, or the "VIMINIT" environment variable is
-set, it will be set to 'nocompatible'.  This has the side effect of setting or
-resetting other options (see 'compatible').  But only the options that have
-not been set or reset will be changed.  This has the same effect like the
-value of 'compatible' had this value when starting Vim.  Note that this
-doesn't happen for the system-wide vimrc file nor when Vim was started with
-the |-u| command line argument.  It does also happen for gvimrc files.  The
-$MYVIMRC or $MYGVIMRC file will be set to the first found vimrc and/or gvimrc
-file.
+starts its initializations.  But as soon as:
+- a user vimrc file is found, or
+- a vimrc file in the current directory, or
+- the "VIMINIT" environment variable is set, or
+- the "-N" command line argument is given, or
+  even when no vimrc file exists.
+- the |defaults.vim| script is loaded, or
+- gvimrc file was found,
+then it will be set to 'nocompatible'.
+
+Note that this does NOT happen when a system-wide vimrc file was found.
+
+This has the side effect of setting or resetting other options (see
+'compatible').  But only the options that have not been set or reset will be
+changed.  This has the same effect like the value of 'compatible' had this
+value when starting Vim.
+
+'compatible is NOT reset, and |defaults.vim| is not loaded:
+- when Vim was started with the |-u| command line argument, especially with
+  "-u NONE", or
+- when started with the |-C| command line argument, or
+- when the name of the executable ends in "ex". (This has been done to make
+  Vim behave like "ex", when it is started as "ex")
 
 But there is a side effect of setting or resetting 'compatible' at the moment
 a .vimrc file is found: Mappings are interpreted the moment they are
@@ -975,16 +992,24 @@
 mappings depend on a certain value of 'compatible', set or reset it before
 giving the mapping.
 
-The above behavior can be overridden in these ways:
-- If the "-N" command line argument is given, 'nocompatible' will be used,
-  even when no vimrc file exists.
-- If the "-C" command line argument is given, 'compatible' will be used, even
-  when a vimrc file exists.
-- If the "-u {vimrc}" argument is used, 'compatible' will be used.
-- When the name of the executable ends in "ex", then this works like the "-C"
-  argument was given: 'compatible' will be used, even when a vimrc file
-  exists.  This has been done to make Vim behave like "ex", when it is started
-  as "ex".
+							*defaults.vim*
+If Vim is started normally and no user vimrc file is found, the
+$VIMRUTIME/defaults.vim script is loaded.  This will set 'compatible' off,
+switch on syntax highlighting and a few more things.  See the script for
+details.  NOTE: this is done since Vim 8.0, not in Vim 7.4. (it was added in
+patch 7.4.2111 to be exact).
+
+This should work well for new Vim users.  If you create your own .vimrc, it is
+recommended to add this line somewhere near the top: >
+	source $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim
+Then Vim works like before you had a .vimrc. Copying $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example
+is way to do this.  Alternatively, you can copy defaults.vim to your .vimrc
+and modify it.
+
+If you don't like some of the defaults, you can still source defaults.vim and
+revert individual settings.  See the defaults.vim file for hints on how to
+revert each item.
+
 
 Avoiding trojan horses:					*trojan-horse*
 While reading the "vimrc" or the "exrc" file in the current directory, some
diff --git a/runtime/evim.vim b/runtime/evim.vim
index 650ce42..f80b3c0 100644
--- a/runtime/evim.vim
+++ b/runtime/evim.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 " Vim script for Evim key bindings
 " Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last Change:	2006 Mar 29
+" Last Change:	2016 Jul 24
 
 " Don't use Vi-compatible mode.
 set nocompatible
@@ -63,4 +63,12 @@
 
 endif " has("autocmd")
 
+" Add optional packages.
+"
+" The matchit plugin makes the % command work better, but it is not backwards
+" compatible.
+if has('syntax') && has('eval')
+  packadd matchit
+endif
+
 " vim: set sw=2 :
diff --git a/runtime/vimrc_example.vim b/runtime/vimrc_example.vim
index 3158019..7f5bae0 100644
--- a/runtime/vimrc_example.vim
+++ b/runtime/vimrc_example.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " An example for a vimrc file.
 "
 " Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last change:	2016 Jun 21
+" Last change:	2016 Jul 28
 "
 " To use it, copy it to
 "     for Unix and OS/2:  ~/.vimrc
@@ -14,60 +14,26 @@
   finish
 endif
 
-" Use Vim settings, rather than Vi settings (much better!).
-" This must be first, because it changes other options as a side effect.
-set nocompatible
-
-" allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
-set backspace=indent,eol,start
+" Get the defaults that most users want.
+source $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim
 
 if has("vms")
   set nobackup		" do not keep a backup file, use versions instead
 else
   set backup		" keep a backup file (restore to previous version)
-  set undofile		" keep an undo file (undo changes after closing)
-endif
-set history=50		" keep 50 lines of command line history
-set ruler		" show the cursor position all the time
-set showcmd		" display incomplete commands
-set incsearch		" do incremental searching
-
-" For Win32 GUI: remove 't' flag from 'guioptions': no tearoff menu entries
-" let &guioptions = substitute(&guioptions, "t", "", "g")
-
-" Don't use Ex mode, use Q for formatting
-map Q gq
-
-" CTRL-U in insert mode deletes a lot.  Use CTRL-G u to first break undo,
-" so that you can undo CTRL-U after inserting a line break.
-inoremap <C-U> <C-G>u<C-U>
-
-" In many terminal emulators the mouse works just fine, thus enable it.
-if has('mouse')
-  set mouse=a
+  if has('persistent_undo')
+    set undofile	" keep an undo file (undo changes after closing)
+  endif
 endif
 
-" Switch syntax highlighting on when the terminal has colors or when using the
-" GUI (which always has colors).
 if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
-  syntax on
-
-  " Also switch on highlighting the last used search pattern.
+  " Switch on highlighting the last used search pattern.
   set hlsearch
-
-  " I like highlighting strings inside C comments.
-  let c_comment_strings=1
 endif
 
 " Only do this part when compiled with support for autocommands.
 if has("autocmd")
 
-  " Enable file type detection.
-  " Use the default filetype settings, so that mail gets 'tw' set to 72,
-  " 'cindent' is on in C files, etc.
-  " Also load indent files, to automatically do language-dependent indenting.
-  filetype plugin indent on
-
   " Put these in an autocmd group, so that we can delete them easily.
   augroup vimrcEx
   au!
@@ -75,14 +41,6 @@
   " For all text files set 'textwidth' to 78 characters.
   autocmd FileType text setlocal textwidth=78
 
-  " When editing a file, always jump to the last known cursor position.
-  " Don't do it when the position is invalid or when inside an event handler
-  " (happens when dropping a file on gvim).
-  autocmd BufReadPost *
-    \ if line("'\"") >= 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
-    \   exe "normal! g`\"" |
-    \ endif
-
   augroup END
 
 else
@@ -91,22 +49,6 @@
 
 endif " has("autocmd")
 
-" Convenient command to see the difference between the current buffer and the
-" file it was loaded from, thus the changes you made.
-" Only define it when not defined already.
-if !exists(":DiffOrig")
-  command DiffOrig vert new | set bt=nofile | r ++edit # | 0d_ | diffthis
-		  \ | wincmd p | diffthis
-endif
-
-if has('langmap') && exists('+langnoremap')
-  " Prevent that the langmap option applies to characters that result from a
-  " mapping.  If unset (default), this may break plugins (but it's backward
-  " compatible).
-  set langnoremap
-endif
-
-
 " Add optional packages.
 "
 " The matchit plugin makes the % command work better, but it is not backwards