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| + | First of all, install vim to replace the vi (if not installed already) | ||
| − | syntax on | + | To enable syntax highlighting on vim, type: |
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| + | :syntax on | ||
To enable line numbering, type: | To enable line numbering, type: | ||
| − | set number | + | :set number |
To enable auto indenting, type: | To enable auto indenting, type: | ||
| − | set autoindent | + | :set autoindent |
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| + | To convert from dos to unix, type: | ||
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| + | :set fileformat=unix | ||
Or you can edit your ~/.vimrc and type: | Or you can edit your ~/.vimrc and type: | ||
Latest revision as of 02:35, 8 August 2016
First of all, install vim to replace the vi (if not installed already)
To enable syntax highlighting on vim, type:
:syntax on
To enable line numbering, type:
:set number
To enable auto indenting, type:
:set autoindent
To convert from dos to unix, type:
:set fileformat=unix
Or you can edit your ~/.vimrc and type:
syntax on set number set autoindent set showmatch " briefly jump to matching bracket when inserting one set expandtab " expand tabs to spaces (use :retab to redo entire file) set wrapscan " allows search to wrap to top of document when the bottom has been hit set tabstop=3 " width (in spaces) that a <tab> is displayed as set shiftwidth=3 " width (in spaces) used in each step of autoindent