Hello.
i was using redhat linux 8.0. in that when i was opening a new file with vi command (eg. vi hello.cpp). After opening the file i was writing the programs in c/c++/java.Text was formatting very good.
i mean when i use keywords like while,for,int,char,break.......etc
there was change in the color of text for that key words....
and also if open a for loop or a function it was going to the next tab of the new line .but it is not happening in fedora core 4.
please help me................

eg:
for()
{ (if i press enter here cursor was going to
new tab of next line in redhat 8 but it is
not going in FC 4.)
}

Edit the file /etc/vimrc. Look for this:
" enable syntax highlighting
syntax on

If it isn't in the file, add it to turn on syntax highlighting.

Hum...mine is without color also and when I looked into the /etc/vimrc file it did have "syntax on" listed. Is there somewhere else maybe that you can turn it on?

For me sometimes at first it doesn't do highlighting for the synatax, but if you quit and reopen the file it will then work.

It's also possible the terminal emulator you're using doesn't support ANSI colours.

/etc/vimrc.local is a global file
~/.vimrc is your personal file which each override what is in /etc/vimrc

syntax on
If it is not in there - put it in.