On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 05:54:31PM -0800, CM Miller wrote: [please keep the attributions in place] > >> I like to do programming in the Linux environment > >> cause I love VIM. I can run VIM as root, but not > as > >> cmmiller. > > >I've never had that problem with vim. What happens > >when you try? > > I'm not getting any of the color coding that VIM does > when programming GCC or GCC++. But directories now > blue and ./ files are now green.
If you want the colour coding, uncomment the line "syntax on" in /etc/vim/vimrc (comments are preceded by '"'). > >> Also, I have been able to set .bashrc preferences > as > >> root, like "rm = rm -i". This works for root, but > >>not > >> for my user cmmiller. > >> > >> How can I make these changes for cmmiller as well? > > >In ~cmmiller/.bash_profile uncomment: > > >if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then > source ~/.bashrc > >fi > > That did it, thanks, the aliases work now. But what > did I uncomment here? .bashrc is used when starting non-login shells, .bash_profile is used when starting login shells. The if statement that you uncommented in .bash_profile tells bash to include the contents of .bashrc, if it exists. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
