VIM Color Syntax Highliting

bsg · 10-07-2005, 09:47 AM

I installed vim on my system and was wondering how do I get that color syntax highlighting for certain files. Config files, perl, PHP, etc. Is this possible via ssh, cause right now i'm only seeing colors for my file listings.

mrcheeks · 10-07-2005, 10:37 AM

try creating a .vimrc file in your home directory. There is usually an example of this file in your vim package.

tuxdev · 10-07-2005, 11:39 AM

put "syn on" in your .vimrc
"set sw=3 tw=3 bs=2 expandtab ai" is good cause it makes shift width(for >>) 3 spaces, tabs are 3 spaces, lets you backspace beyond the original cursor, turns tabs into spaces, and auto indents.

bsg · 10-07-2005, 07:35 PM

Ok, i searched my system for vimrc exmaples and found one and copied it to my root as .vimrc.

Code:

if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
  syntax on
  set hlsearch
endif

It has this code in it which is apparently for color syntax highlighting but it's still not working...Either that if statement failed or something else is wrong. Could it be my ssh client (putty) settings? Also, if i ever do get this working, what kind of files will this syntax highlighting work for?

mrcheeks · 10-07-2005, 08:26 PM

i suggest you copy the entire vimrc example and uncomment lines containing syntax on.
syntax will be available for many, many files :-)

bsg · 10-07-2005, 08:31 PM

Actually the file isn't that big, and the only line with syntax on is the if block i pasted above...
Here is the only vimrc example i found with the package i just recently downloaded.

http://section31.us/temp/vimrc_example.vim