diff --git a/nvim/init.vim b/nvim/init.vim
index 06e49a0..fb9d9e2 100644
--- a/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/nvim/init.vim
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ augroup END
 " Apply `rustfmt` when saving the file. Because this is related to the syntax
 " file and not something on the buffer itself, we can set it globally.
 let g:rustfmt_autosave = 1
+augroup rust
+	au FileType rust setlocal number							" show line numbers
+	au FileType rust setlocal expandtab							" use spaces instead of tabs
+	au FileType rust setlocal tabstop=4							" number of spaces to use for indentation
+	au FileType rust setlocal shiftwidth=4						" number of spaces to use for auto-indentation
+	au FileType rust setlocal softtabstop=4						" when deleting characters, consider 4 spaces as a tab
+	au FileType rust setlocal textwidth=79						" max line size
+	au FileType rust setlocal colorcolumn=80					" put a margin indicator
+augroup END
 " }}}
 
 " Markdown {{{
@@ -118,6 +127,7 @@ augroup markdown
 	" This abbreviation adds a modeline to set VIM to change the spell
 	" lang to portuguese.
 	au FileType markdown iab :pt <!--<CR>vim:spelllang=pt:<CR>-->
+	au FileType markdown iab :date <C-R>=strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
 
 	au FileType markdown setlocal spell			" enable spell checking
 	au FileType markdown setlocal textwidth=79	" max line size