How to run vim commands for certain file types

For the longest time I've created .tex files in vim and typeset them with pdflatex.  The problem is that every time I need to type

:set makeprg=pdflatex\ %

This was frustrating because I use tex all the time.  Alas, the solution is to place the following in your ~/.vimrc:

autocmd FileType tex setlocal makeprg=pdflatex\ %