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

Silly question but when I try to edit the file it comes back that it's not editable.
Weird thing, Windows doesn't show that it's write protected and there is no Windows service for VIM nor is there a VIM program running as per Task Manager, so I have no idea why Windows is saying it's not editable, unless VIM has done something fancy in the registry somehow.

Any advice on how to unlock the _vimrc file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\ ?


Thanks


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From: vim_use@googlegroups.com <vim_use@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Tony Mechelynck
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2023 8:21 PM
To: vim_use@googlegroups.com
Subject: 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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