Vim editor, right hand bottom number count

jules_fraser · 12-06-2003, 03:21 PM

For some reason, I have lost the number count that usually appears in the bottom right hand corner of my Vi text editor. Any ideas as to how I can get this back as I need to edit a very large .cf file and am completely lost without this navigational aid. J

h/w · 12-06-2003, 03:40 PM

:set ruler on

type that into either your vimrc file or just open any file with vim and type it in

jules_fraser · 12-06-2003, 04:00 PM

Have done this and it says "Unknown option: on" thx

h/w · 12-06-2003, 04:05 PM

:set ruler

darthtux · 12-06-2003, 04:07 PM

It's

:set ruler

You can make it permanent by adding to the ~/.vimrc file

set ruler

jules_fraser · 12-06-2003, 04:27 PM

Have also done this and nothing happens. Have used Vim for yrs and have just reinstalled my server cos of disk space issues and now I have this issue. How do I check the version number, I am running RH v7.2?

darthtux · 12-06-2003, 04:31 PM

vim --version

h/w · 12-06-2003, 04:31 PM

version number of:

vim = vim --version
distro = cat /etc/issue

darthtux · 12-06-2003, 04:35 PM

h/w,

we seem to be typing at the same time

h/w · 12-06-2003, 04:38 PM

yes, indeedy. im kinda bored. and responding to nearly everything.

jules_fraser · 12-06-2003, 04:42 PM

Oh thanks!!!

Anyway, version is 5.8, any other help that can be bestowed on this poor irritable newbie?

h/w · 12-06-2003, 04:47 PM

lol - nothing irritable about asking questions when we're stuck. look at my question i just posted on the programming forum, and see who is irritating. lol.

do you have a .vimrc file under ur home directory? see if it is. maybe its picking up some setting from there? and if there isn,t just make one, and put :set ruler in.

jules_fraser · 12-06-2003, 05:07 PM

Hey mate, have created this .vimrc file in the home directory of root where I mainly work and have started Vi but nothing appears. The weird thing is also that certain .cf files that I used to edit would show up in different colours such as dark blue and tan brown to differentiate between commands and just text. Now the text is all white.

Perhaps this will give a clue...

darthtux · 12-06-2003, 05:27 PM

cp /usr/share/vim/vim58/vimrc_example.vim ~/.vimrc

Then add
set ruler

jules_fraser · 12-06-2003, 06:10 PM

sorry I cannot see where you are copying to as there appears not to be a break in the line