map ,v :sp $VIMRC<CR><C-W>_
map <silent> ,V :source $VIMRC<CR>:filetype detect<CR>:exe ":echo
'vimrc reloaded'"<CR>
Like Andy A, I also keep my vimrc and vimfiles in source control and
sync them across machines. I symlink ~/.vimrc to a vimrc in the .vim
directory.
-- David