Configuration File for Vi or Vim Editor for Syntax Highlighting

Hi_This_is_Dev · 09-10-2010, 06:31 PM

Hi,

On this Red Hat Box that I am using there is no .vimrc file for the user root. So, I created one and entered only one line to highlight syntax with colors when I am writing scripts in PHP and Bash. But it is not working.

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# cat ~/.vimrc
syntax on
[root@localhost ~]#

Any suggestions?

Note:

Code:

# vi --help
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.0 (2006 May 7, compiled May  4 2007 05:53:27)

quanta · 09-10-2010, 08:51 PM

Does /etc/profile.d/vim.sh exist?

Code:

# cat /etc/profile.d/vim.sh 
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" -o -n "$KSH_VERSION" -o -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
  [ -x /usr/bin/id ] || return
  tmpid=$(/usr/bin/id -u)
  [ "$tmpid" = "" ] && tmpid=0
  [ $tmpid -le 100 ] && return
  # for bash and zsh, only if no alias is already set
  alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
fi

If so, add an alias to /root/.bashrc:

Code:

alias vi='vim'

and try again.

Hi_This_is_Dev · 09-11-2010, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quanta

Does /etc/profile.d/vim.sh exist?

Code:

# cat /etc/profile.d/vim.sh 
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" -o -n "$KSH_VERSION" -o -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
  [ -x /usr/bin/id ] || return
  tmpid=$(/usr/bin/id -u)
  [ "$tmpid" = "" ] && tmpid=0
  [ $tmpid -le 100 ] && return
  # for bash and zsh, only if no alias is already set
  alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
fi

If so, add an alias to /root/.bashrc:

Code:

alias vi='vim'

and try again.

Hi,

I found the file:

Code:

# cat /etc/profile.d/vim.sh
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" -o -n "$KSH_VERSION" -o -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
  [ -x /usr/bin/id ] || return
  [ `/usr/bin/id -u` -le 100 ] && return
  # for bash and zsh, only if no alias is already set
  alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
fi

(However, I don't understand what is going on in the above codes.)

So, I added the alias:

Code:

# cat ~/.bashrc
# .bashrc

# User specific aliases and functions

alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
alias vi='vim'
alias web='cd /var/www/html/'

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi

and then issued this command:

Code:

# source .bashrc

and... voila!

Thanks for the help!

Hi_This_is_Dev · 09-11-2010, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Please help me to correct my grammar mistakes.

Please help me correct my grammar mistakes.

Tam Biet!

quanta · 09-12-2010, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hi_This_is_Dev

Hi,

I found the file:

Code:

# cat /etc/profile.d/vim.sh
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" -o -n "$KSH_VERSION" -o -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
  [ -x /usr/bin/id ] || return
  [ `/usr/bin/id -u` -le 100 ] && return
  # for bash and zsh, only if no alias is already set
  alias vi >/dev/null 2>&1 || alias vi=vim
fi

(However, I don't understand what is going on in the above codes.)

In general, vi and vim are different. The above script only create alias for user whose id greater than 100 (Root's UID = 0)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hi_This_is_Dev

Please help me correct my grammar mistakes.

Tam Biet!

I have used this signature for three years, but you are the first to find out the mistake.

Hi_This_is_Dev · 09-12-2010, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quanta

In general, vi and vim are different. The above script only create alias for user who id greater than 100 (Root's UID = 0)

Thanks for the explanation. I got it now. Thanks again!