misc/vim/readme.txt | 5 +++++

diff --git a/misc/vim/readme.txt b/misc/vim/readme.txt
index a394cec5a9be4fdad21fde090c34e791b7a27667..b8469f92750d2c4b3275399c9c1fe3405eb8b180 100644
--- a/misc/vim/readme.txt
+++ b/misc/vim/readme.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 If you want to select fewer plugins, use the instructions in the rest of
 this file.
 
+A popular configuration is to gofmt Go source files when they are saved.
+To do that, add this line to the end of your $HOME/.vimrc.
+
+  autocmd FileType go autocmd BufWritePre <buffer> Fmt
+
 
 Vim syntax highlighting
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