diff --git a/vim/.netrwhist b/vim/.netrwhist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86d2b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/.netrwhist
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+let g:netrw_dirhistmax  =10
+let g:netrw_dirhist_cnt =1
+let g:netrw_dirhist_1='/home/dustinswan/dotfiles/vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets'
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index e3f4724..6074db2 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -93,3 +93,6 @@ nmap <silent> <c-h> <c-w>h
 nmap <silent> <c-l> <c-w>l
 nmap <silent> <c-j> <c-w>j
 nmap <silent> <c-k> <c-w>k
+
+" pretty line endings and trailing spaces
+set list listchars=trail:·,eol:·