Friday, May 27, 2011

Re: Trouble with VIM and some "hidden" vimrc file

Hi Tim and Ben:
It solved my problem. It is the per-user _vimrc file in $HOME\_vimrc
which I was not aware that vim was using. The command " :scriptnames"
is very helpful. Thanks.

Best,

Denzel

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:41 AM, Ben Fritz <fritzophrenic@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On May 26, 5:03 pm, Tim Chase <v...@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
>>
>> In theory, removing the $HOME\_vimrc *should* provide you with a
>> fairly stock Vim with no enhancements.  Vim should run just fine,
>> as you see.
>>
>
> If I understood the post properly, I think the OP removed C:\Program
> Files\Vim\_vimrc (or wherever he installed Vim), and seemed unaware of
> the possibility of a per-user _vimrc file.
>
> I think it may be quite possible that the "hidden" _vimrc file is in
> fact the per-user _vimrc file in $HOME\_vimrc. Try going into Vim and
> editing $MYVIMRC to see where Vim finds the vimrc it is using.
>
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