[ale] vi (vim) question

[Robert L. Harris]

put "syntax off" in your .vimrc

Thus spake Jeff Layton (jeffrey.b.layton at lmco.com):

> Christopher Fowler wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 09:20:05AM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> >> Good morning!
> >>
> >>   I'm working on a remote machine that has RH 7.3 installed
> >> on it. When I fire up vi (it's vim), everything is color-coded.
> >> How do I turn that off?
> >
> >Usulay vi will not color code.  vim will.
> >
> 
> Yep, vi is aliased to vim.
> 
> >Try the command \vi
> >
> 
> No joy. But, I did find that the commond
> 
> :syntax off
> 
> did the trick. Do you know how to make this the
> default so I don't have to type the command every
> time I crank up vi (uhm, vim).
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jeff
> 
> >>
> >> TIA!
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >>
> ><http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale>
> >
> -- 
> Dr. Jeff Layton
> Aerodynamics and CFD
> Lockheed-Martin Aeronautical Company - Marietta
> 
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