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I have a strange problem with vi editor. The problem is with syntax highlighting.
When I logged as root, I am unable to get the syntax highlighting in the editor, eventhough after typing the vi command "syntax on". But it is working well, when I am working with non-root user i.e., I am able to see the syntax highlighting.
Because os this, I am unable to edit the conf files with ease. Plz provide me some solution.
Neither my user nor the root user contain .vimrc file. I searched the complete Linux File system. I could not find it
I am unable to understand how it is working for my user and not for root, eventhough .vimrc file is not present.
Please help me in this case.
Hi slackie1000, as you asked I am giving the o/ps of the following
For root user
Code:
[root@dileep ~]# echo $TERM
xterm
For non-root user
Code:
[dileep@dileep oo_perl]$ echo $TERM
xterm
and I am providing the contents of my /etc/vimrc file. It does not contain "sy on" phrase, but it got the phrase "syntax on "..
Code:
if v:lang =~ "utf8$" || v:lang =~ "UTF-8$"
set fileencodings=utf-8,latin1
endif
set nocompatible " Use Vim defaults (much better!)
set bs=2 " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
"set ai " always set autoindenting on
"set backup " keep a backup file
set viminfo='20,\"50 " read/write a .viminfo file, don't store more
" than 50 lines of registers
set history=50 " keep 50 lines of command line history
set ruler " show the cursor position all the time
" Only do this part when compiled with support for autocommands
if has("autocmd")
" In text files, always limit the width of text to 78 characters
autocmd BufRead *.txt set tw=78
" When editing a file, always jump to the last cursor position
autocmd BufReadPost *
\ if line("'\"") > 0 && line ("'\"") <= line("$") |
\ exe "normal! g'\"" |
\ endif
endif
if has("cscope")
set csprg=/usr/bin/cscope
set csto=0
set cst
set nocsverb
" add any database in current directory
if filereadable("cscope.out")
cs add cscope.out
" else add database pointed to by environment
elseif $CSCOPE_DB != ""
cs add $CSCOPE_DB
endif
set csverb
endif
" Switch syntax highlighting on, when the terminal has colors
" Also switch on highlighting the last used search pattern.
if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
syntax on
set hlsearch
endif
if &term=="xterm"
set t_Co=8
set t_Sb=[4%dm
set t_Sf=[3%dm
endif
" Switch syntax highlighting on, when the terminal has colors
" Also switch on highlighting the last used search pattern.
if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
syntax on
set hlsearch
endif
and check again if you don't have local definitions - .vimrc files - in home directories...
regards,
slackie1000
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