diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 240c7a5..59fcee1 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ augroup myvimrc
 augroup END
 
 
+" persisitent undo file
+set undodir=/home/ray/.vim/undodir
+set undofile
+
+
 
 " plugins stuff