diff --git a/pkgs/vimPlugins/filetype/ftplugin/bash.vim b/pkgs/vimPlugins/filetype/ftplugin/bash.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51f2b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/vimPlugins/filetype/ftplugin/bash.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+setlocal expandtab
+setlocal shiftwidth=2
+setlocal softtabstop=2
diff --git a/pkgs/vimPlugins/filetype/ftplugin/perl.vim b/pkgs/vimPlugins/filetype/ftplugin/perl.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51f2b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/vimPlugins/filetype/ftplugin/perl.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+setlocal expandtab
+setlocal shiftwidth=2
+setlocal softtabstop=2