diff --git a/debian/local/vimrc.d/listchars.vim b/debian/local/vimrc.d/listchars.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97c8025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/local/vimrc.d/listchars.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+" /etc/vim/vimrc.d/listchars.vim
+
+set list
+set listchars=tab:»·,trail:·,extends:»