Re: $VIMRC over .vimrc ?

* Christopher <crestchristopher@gmail.com> [260318 14:33]:
> I read the documentation, therefore like with many I also use the system
> wide .vimrc file when starting vim. I want to know how to set the $MYVIMRC
> as the documentation ?

It is set automatically by vim within the vim session. Assuming you are
using Linux (or other Unix-like OS), try

echo $MYVIMRC

from the command line. It should print a blank line if it is not set.
Now, invoke vim and try :echo $MYVIMRC from within vim. It will be set
to the full path of the vimrc file that was used.

Vim will export this for subshells. Still within vim, try

:! echo $MYVIMRC

(note the space after the "!"). This will create a subshell and
demonstrate that MYVIMRC is exported. After you leave vim, the variable
should not be set in your shell; this is normal.

You should not set this variable yourself; let vim do it.

...Marvin

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