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#1 2009-01-16 16:01:52
- flummoxed
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.vimrc file not being read?
I'm trying to set indentation settings in my ~/.vimrc file, but for some reason they're not coming into effect. Are there certain cases where the .vimrc file is not read?
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#2 2009-01-16 16:23:12
- foutrelis
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Re: .vimrc file not being read?
Maybe it's looking for .virc instead of .vimrc? I believe this is the case with the `vi' package (although it provides a lightweight vim).
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#3 2009-01-16 19:46:50
- flummoxed
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Re: .vimrc file not being read?
Ah! I forgot! I made an alias for vi, called vim, when I was setting up my comp. I kept typing vim instead of vi when I was editing conf files. I didn't have the actual vim package installed... so I was using actually using vi! But it's confusing that it says: VIM - VI Improved when I start up vi...
Thanks. That was a stupid mistake. Beware of aliases!
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