diff --git a/handlers/dup.helper.in b/handlers/dup.helper.in
index 86745c82727551a3a679997a6ee72c6ca233cebf..3c08a2fbd2c525c3087f1497bf75e696ce774446 100644
--- a/handlers/dup.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/dup.helper.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 HELPERS="$HELPERS dup:incremental_encrypted_remote_filesystem_backup"
 
diff --git a/handlers/dup.in b/handlers/dup.in
index 60a4ce93d0186d79eecf671c3a952a6fcfb2528e..aed6030ca5789198b61ffa36889aaa3924eec164 100644
--- a/handlers/dup.in
+++ b/handlers/dup.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # duplicity script for backupninja
 # requires duplicity
diff --git a/handlers/ldap.helper.in b/handlers/ldap.helper.in
index 4870ae47277fb39d47b1ab57957f637efb9fae4b..4154cc6067515249f6015890b3ab06e67a675040 100644
--- a/handlers/ldap.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/ldap.helper.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 HELPERS="$HELPERS ldap:ldap_database_backup"
 
diff --git a/handlers/ldap.in b/handlers/ldap.in
index 0b0166ecc4eff999993e07cb4b76372a80834afa..5f402c744ae3fb93065bb82068a3a54cfabbd5a4 100644
--- a/handlers/ldap.in
+++ b/handlers/ldap.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # openldap backup handler script for backupninja
 #
diff --git a/handlers/maildir.in b/handlers/maildir.in
index e88619d0d0f89fc5ae5b9d64e5a8de2d04c36ac8..ab72ce1531b379ef2030fc938bd9ee3f8b1519fd 100644
--- a/handlers/maildir.in
+++ b/handlers/maildir.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 ###############################################################
 #
diff --git a/handlers/makecd.helper.in b/handlers/makecd.helper.in
index c8a6762e5c6e301313b89c47d68817d9f8896eef..ad0c4aa3a92b0ce72e52bf5521f4de658aec5904 100644
--- a/handlers/makecd.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/makecd.helper.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 HELPERS="$HELPERS makecd:makecd_backup"
 wizardname="makecd action wizard"
diff --git a/handlers/makecd.in b/handlers/makecd.in
index 78e5454dee6d0ed178d91654819b36f49e87985f..d44bba33a777e20a888e7a2a5deae285d494b8c4 100644
--- a/handlers/makecd.in
+++ b/handlers/makecd.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # burncd handler script for backupninja
 #
diff --git a/handlers/mysql.helper.in b/handlers/mysql.helper.in
index fb9f11d903e10cb3b72e1e39ef7f4f9b3d02f244..997f73c0a8ebe4bf40c0e02f5de6e6859a818901 100644
--- a/handlers/mysql.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/mysql.helper.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 HELPERS="$HELPERS mysql:mysql_database_backup"
 
diff --git a/handlers/mysql.in b/handlers/mysql.in
index a4a3667ffff87058640caca4767a728f8d9b66ea..88ffb1a798fa8d9eec8e1d8587aa439fd4b5768c 100644
--- a/handlers/mysql.in
+++ b/handlers/mysql.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # mysql handler script for backupninja
 #
diff --git a/handlers/pgsql.helper.in b/handlers/pgsql.helper.in
index 48bf047b1482bd8b77af31eeb118aa9fe95d6ba5..ff1cfd4f6fa5c1820b800e539517a30b50417f01 100644
--- a/handlers/pgsql.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/pgsql.helper.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 HELPERS="$HELPERS pgsql:postgresql_database_backup"
 
diff --git a/handlers/pgsql.in b/handlers/pgsql.in
index b7e42626527cb453d535815f16e3b54dedde6316..ff5f7ba1352527be8481732344b78f23df6d2789 100644
--- a/handlers/pgsql.in
+++ b/handlers/pgsql.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # PostgreSQL handler script for backupninja
 #
diff --git a/handlers/rdiff.helper.in b/handlers/rdiff.helper.in
index c673723a07dff9461b7e6b5702645679cbdf974d..83f2fb5faed18ae29a184092aeb216beb63c9c82 100644
--- a/handlers/rdiff.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/rdiff.helper.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 HELPERS="$HELPERS rdiff:incremental_remote_filesystem_backup"
 
diff --git a/handlers/rdiff.in b/handlers/rdiff.in
index 51da1cc8713becd43ee761939666e82a39d1646a..f59d56a515ae16f5b1268a949dfd71cc7c821e80 100644
--- a/handlers/rdiff.in
+++ b/handlers/rdiff.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # rdiff-backup handler script for backupninja
 # requires rdiff-backup
diff --git a/handlers/rsync.in b/handlers/rsync.in
index 9e5e4f98ade5a26c3caad66bc2bc5ec13bb3e388..072f2a6870885c127393bfa0a4a15a88971a262a 100644
--- a/handlers/rsync.in
+++ b/handlers/rsync.in
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # backupninja handler to do incremental backups using
 # rsync and hardlinks, based on
diff --git a/handlers/sh.in b/handlers/sh.in
index 4edfd9af69a618821ba3ea5ebf1586e24a27f49e..b070f3bce24f962e47a404a341f84efc18e1d87c 100644
--- a/handlers/sh.in
+++ b/handlers/sh.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # shell script handler for backupninja
 # runs the file /etc/backup.d/scriptname.sh
diff --git a/handlers/svn.in b/handlers/svn.in
index 97d1701f550ff23516f7f008e96ca0afb0d18a02..5e5531ab970c3a9b4c0b3c659bd4cd3b9406e423 100644
--- a/handlers/svn.in
+++ b/handlers/svn.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # this handler will backup subversion repostitories.
 #
diff --git a/handlers/sys.helper.in b/handlers/sys.helper.in
index c823712390c7d1d8ea6bfd7f37bf370a9f262f73..8a2fb072cd95e6d7b39eccad7dc17c8221ee042c 100644
--- a/handlers/sys.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/sys.helper.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 HELPERS="$HELPERS sys:general_hardware_and_system_info"
 
diff --git a/handlers/sys.in b/handlers/sys.in
index 2ab58710aa2d5eb2cc54054e13369f137ee85ebe..69751ed125978d7c2df25ea4ee0e14634252a301 100755
--- a/handlers/sys.in
+++ b/handlers/sys.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # this handler will save various reports of vital system information.
 # by default, all the reports are saved in /var/backups.
diff --git a/handlers/tar.helper.in b/handlers/tar.helper.in
index 26653821378c3c4a201682b3b5d735169d82e43d..cdbe03a96ded567f194ee677168667cf4d698cc3 100644
--- a/handlers/tar.helper.in
+++ b/handlers/tar.helper.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 HELPERS="$HELPERS tar:tar_backup"
 
diff --git a/handlers/tar.in b/handlers/tar.in
index 0a762cebcccbaab2174d7a822284d4583ecf5b08..b4f8c58bea31847dae357ed18ea1acf8328043c1 100644
--- a/handlers/tar.in
+++ b/handlers/tar.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # tar handler script for backupninja
 
diff --git a/handlers/trac.in b/handlers/trac.in
index f387d42db85f5eaa78b5f3c1ffc79777f5a6f9de..018bffd8c3b6f7087500a055dfe070045586514a 100644
--- a/handlers/trac.in
+++ b/handlers/trac.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # this handler will backup trac environments (based on the svn handler)
 #
diff --git a/handlers/wget b/handlers/wget
index 0c363eb362bcb7c66af4f3cd9252cde242d1f70f..ebb391e92e8c54f08053bab84a45c03bbe0ca48b 100644
--- a/handlers/wget
+++ b/handlers/wget
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 # backupninja handler to do incremental backups using
 # wget and hardlinks, based on rsync handler
diff --git a/lib/easydialog.in b/lib/easydialog.in
index a0495a7846499499f2f3899d9886116c534aa044..c41e6f72dceba7c92087b626ed9945c2a41e0752 100644
--- a/lib/easydialog.in
+++ b/lib/easydialog.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!@BASH@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 # copyright 2002 lmoore@tump.com under the terms of the GNU LGPL.
 # additions 2005 collective@riseup.net
diff --git a/lib/tools.in b/lib/tools.in
index 0d368b8938b0ca1399840fc153c163237cc8f51b..929826b2eacb252213abce10c2d553ed6b971c71 100644
--- a/lib/tools.in
+++ b/lib/tools.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!@BASH@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 # This file contains functions shared between ninjahelper and backupninja.
 
diff --git a/lib/vserver.in b/lib/vserver.in
index cc96a71050215b063d897800875e6f813298c099..b356b2b42697449a739e3e0f654c9d7d46f2f391 100644
--- a/lib/vserver.in
+++ b/lib/vserver.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 #####################################################
 ## VSERVERS RELATED FUNCTIONS FOR NINJAHELPER
diff --git a/src/backupninja.in b/src/backupninja.in
index ca5074c959ef93e7f375600a36bb9618ff30b657..a158715d1dd6e4f78235f479d3ef7b8ea8feb4ba 100755
--- a/src/backupninja.in
+++ b/src/backupninja.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!@BASH@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 #                          |\_
 # B A C K U P N I N J A   /()/
diff --git a/src/ninjahelper.in b/src/ninjahelper.in
index 7bbef1fd3ca3d3ba36c7ad99b4304ea305e15259..2a7faa90c6f905b9a29e87c339d8fa88d84a408e 100755
--- a/src/ninjahelper.in
+++ b/src/ninjahelper.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!@BASH@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 
 ####################################################
 ## Functions
diff --git a/src/ninjareport.in b/src/ninjareport.in
index 56a7209013a280ae1655ddc211ba267d9a983fe1..4bc244e1da11dc0db17e1335fe84ffe3a71db90e 100755
--- a/src/ninjareport.in
+++ b/src/ninjareport.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!@BASH@
 # -*- mode: sh; sh-basic-offset: 3; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+# vim: set filetype=sh sw=3 sts=3 expandtab autoindent:
 #
 #
 # Ninjareport - generate a single simple report for a lot of hosts