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circuit_breaker@canada.co
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 Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:33 pm Post subject:
Colors in VI editor
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Hi,
I remotely connect to (1) a FreeBSD 6 server and (2) a Fedora Core4
server using PuTTy. When I'm connected to my Fedora box, the VI editor
has colored keywords and line/char numbering at the bottom but not the
FreeBSD box. Can I enable it there too?
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james
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject:
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circuit_breaker@canada.com wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
I remotely connect to (1) a FreeBSD 6 server and (2) a Fedora Core4
server using PuTTy. When I'm connected to my Fedora box, the VI editor
has colored keywords and line/char numbering at the bottom but not the
FreeBSD box. Can I enable it there too?
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no, you can't "enable" colors in vi, but you can install vim like you're
using on the Fedora box.
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unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
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circuit_breaker@canada.co
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject:
Re: Colors in VI editor
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'Doh! I didn't know that... 
Thanks.
james <at> hal-pc.org wrote:
| Quote: | circuit_breaker@canada.com wrote:
Hi,
I remotely connect to (1) a FreeBSD 6 server and (2) a Fedora Core4
server using PuTTy. When I'm connected to my Fedora box, the VI editor
has colored keywords and line/char numbering at the bottom but not the
FreeBSD box. Can I enable it there too?
no, you can't "enable" colors in vi, but you can install vim like you're
using on the Fedora box.
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"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it,
unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
- The Buddha
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Philipp Ost
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject:
Re: Colors in VI editor
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If you install vim(1) you firstly have to create a config-file before
having colors enabled. Please read the man-page on how to do that.
Philipp |
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Pete Fenelon
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject:
Re: Colors in VI editor
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circuit_breaker@canada.com wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
I remotely connect to (1) a FreeBSD 6 server and (2) a Fedora Core4
server using PuTTy. When I'm connected to my Fedora box, the VI editor
has colored keywords and line/char numbering at the bottom but not the
FreeBSD box. Can I enable it there too?
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vi on the FreeBSD box is "real" vi; vi on the Linux box is almost
certainly vim. vim exists in ports/editors.
pete
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jpd
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Joined: 22 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject:
Re: Colors in VI editor
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Begin <v5i2p3-sk01.ln1@stratos.fenelon.com>
On 2006-07-19, Pete Fenelon <pete@fenelon.com> wrote:
| Quote: | vi on the FreeBSD box is "real" vi;
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<ObNitPick> It's nvi, the CSRG vi. It is supposed to be bug-for-bug
compatible though. </> ``vi'' used to be encumbered, but has been
released under a BSD style licence and can be found here:
http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/
| Quote: | vi on the Linux box is almost certainly vim. vim exists in
ports/editors.
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As an aside, some(?) linux boxes do seem to come with nvi installed or
have it in a package somewhere. Then replace the default vi=vim alias
with a vi=nvi alias.
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John Doe
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject:
Re: Colors in VI editor
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jpd <read_the_sig@do.not.spam.it.invalid> wrote:
| Quote: | Begin <v5i2p3-sk01.ln1@stratos.fenelon.com
On 2006-07-19, Pete Fenelon <pete@fenelon.com> wrote:
vi on the FreeBSD box is "real" vi;
vi on the Linux box is almost certainly vim. vim exists in
ports/editors.
As an aside, some(?) linux boxes do seem to come with nvi installed or
have it in a package somewhere. Then replace the default vi=vim alias
with a vi=nvi alias.
I don't know other Linux distros but on Slackware vi = elvis. |
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