diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 4f45961b..0853129b 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -128,3 +128,7 @@ iab  #p #!/usr/bin/env python3
 iab  #r #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 " end of copied from Edelwin
 iab #b #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+" The line after the link is copied from
+" http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html
+set textwidth=72