Re: How do you set options in the _vimrc file?

On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 2:03 AM Tim Chase <vim@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
>
> On 2023-11-21 00:37, Christian Castro wrote:
> > How do you change the options in the _vimrc file?
>
> It's just a text-file, so you can put in the settings you want.
> So you can just put these commands in that file:
>
> set nohlo
> set ts=4
> set sw=4
>
> > Please let me know if the _vimrc file is editable from gVim or
> > am I going about this the wrong way (and what the right way is).
>
> So yes, you should be able to edit it like any other file. It even
> comes with a handy built-in variable, so within vim you can
>
> :e $MYVIMRC
>
> and it will open the appropriate file.
>
> Alternatively, you can use the
>
> :mkvimrc
>
> command to take whatever your current settings are and write them
> to your vimrc file.
>
> -tim
>
> :help $MYVIMRC
> :help :mkvimrc

IIUC, :mkvimrc can create a vimrc but not modify an existing one.

The vimrc (i.e. the .vimrc or _vimrc) is a plain text file: it is made
to be editable, typically with Vim. I recommend to start with a vimrc
containing

:runtime vimrc_example.vim

and then add below that (or rarely above it) whatever suits your fancy
to add settings not set by the vimrc_example.vim (and the defauts.vim
which it sources) or to override those they do set.

Best regards,
Tony.

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