* Christopher <[email protected]> [260319 03:56]: > On Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 3:48:41 PM UTC-4 Ben Knoble wrote: > I'm afraid your question isn't clear to me, but let's look at `:help > myvimrc`: > > c. Five places are searched for initializations. The first that exists > is used, the others are ignored. The `$MYVIMRC` environment variable is > set to the file that was first found, unless `$MYVIMRC` was already set
and > when using VIMINIT. The `$MYVIMDIR` environment variable is > set to the personal 'rtp' directory, however it is not verified > that the directory actually exists. > I The environment variable VIMINIT (see also |compatible-default|) (*) > The value of $VIMINIT is used as an Ex command line. > II The user vimrc file(s): > "$HOME/.vimrc" (for Unix) (*) > "$HOME/.vim/vimrc" (for Unix) (*) > "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/vimrc" (for Unix) (*) > "s:.vimrc" (for Amiga) (*) > "home:.vimrc" (for Amiga) (*) > "home:vimfiles:vimrc" (for Amiga) (*) > "$VIM/.vimrc" (for Amiga) (*) > "$HOME/_vimrc" (for Win32) (*) > "$HOME/vimfiles/vimrc" (for Win32) (*) > "$VIM/_vimrc" (for Win32) (*) > "$HOME/config/settings/vim/vimrc" (for Haiku) (*) This quote is missing an important word, as shown above. Perhaps that word should be "or" rather than "and", but either way the meaning should be clear: If VIMINIT is set, it contains ex commands, vim does not search for or read any rc file, and MYVIMRC is not set. If VIMINIT is not set, vim searches for a file in the places listed above, and sets MYVIMRC to the file that was found and read. So, MYVIMRC is not an input to vim, it is how vim communicates to the user which file was found and read. If MYVIMRC is exported before invoking vim, it is ignored completely; it is neither read nor set. The user's vimrc file _must_ be one of the files listed above, unless you specify the -u option. The only way to specify the vimrc file in an environment variable is to export VIMINT="source /path/to/your/vimrc" before (or while) starting vim. The strongly recommended way is to _not_ use VIMINT, and to place your vimrc file at ~/.vim/vimrc. VIMINIT is a compatibility holdover. ...Marvin -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/abv92rfq%2BH/vlJUq%40basil.wdw.
