Vim Configuration - vimrc File

Vim (an acronym for Vi IMproved) is a text editor written by Bram Moolenaar and first released publicly in 1991. Based on the vi editor common to Unix-like systems, Vim is designed for use both from a command line interface and as a standalone application in a graphical user interface. Vim is free and open source software and is released under a license that includes some charityware clauses, encouraging users who enjoy the software to consider donating to children in Uganda. The license is compatible with the GNU General Public License.

Although Vim was originally released for the Amiga, Vim has since been developed to be cross-platform, supporting many other platforms. In 2006, it was voted the most popular editor amongst Linux Journal readers.

The vimrc file contains optional runtime configuration settings to initialize Vim when it starts. On Unix based systems, the file is named .vimrc, while on Windows systems it is named _vimrc.

The ultimate Vim configuration: vimrc

Vi and Vim Syntax Highlighting on Fedora, CentOS, RedHat (RHEL)

Change root user:

$ sudo -i

Install Vim enhanced package:

$ yum install vim-enhanced

Set vi pointing to vim and enable also vi syntax highlighting with following command:

$ alias vi=vim
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