elvis point to vim in slackware

slackwaresux · 10-20-2004, 09:17 PM

Alright I searched the forums up and down and have yet to find how to point elvis to vim. I googled this to with no results. Maybe I am searching for the wrong thing. Anyway, I really hate elvis and am trying to use vim instead. I am running slack 10.0.

thanks for the help.

baldwonder · 10-20-2004, 09:51 PM

why do you want to point elvis to vim? Why not just use 'vim <file you want to edit>' and forget about elvis?

IBall · 10-21-2004, 12:05 AM

The command vi is actually a symbolic link to elvis. Once you have installed vim, it is then simple to:

Code:

rm /usr/bin/vi
ln -s /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi

Now when you want to edit a file, simply type in "vi file.txt", and it will be opened in vim like you want

--Ian

molossus · 12-12-2010, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IBall

The command vi is actually a symbolic link to elvis. Once you have installed vim, it is then simple to:

Code:

rm /usr/bin/vi
ln -s /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi

Now when you want to edit a file, simply type in "vi file.txt", and it will be opened in vim like you want

--Ian

iam so glad i found your answer, it really solved my problem i had with slackware 13.1, i installed vim but slackware refused to run vim,it just ran vi no matter what i put in etc/profile.

catkin · 12-12-2010, 09:51 PM

Or ln -fs /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi which saves having to use rm /usr/bin/vi first.

brianL · 12-13-2010, 07:43 AM

Have you noticed the dates on posts #1, #2, and #3?

Bertical · 12-16-2010, 04:09 PM

Yeah , everyone uses emacs nowadays :

lumak · 12-16-2010, 11:28 PM

yes, we all need text processors that play tetris. That's productive... now where's that rolling eyes icon.