On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 05:46:55PM +0100, A.J.Mechelynck wrote: > Vim defaults to 'compatible' mode everywhere, except where it finds a > "user" _vimrc or .vimrc (system vimrc doesn't count). > > I personally recommend to create the following as $HOME/_vimrc (or > $HOME/.vimrc) immediately after first installation, and to add tweaks as > one gets going:
This isn't really applicable to *nix-like systems, where you have tons of users, and packages as vim are usually installed system-wide. As a sysadm, should I install .vimrc on the home of every user? Should I modify the /etc/skel/ dir so that every new user get a .vimrc upon account creation? Ok that "vim" is my second most used command (after "ls" :-)), but this is really too much to ask for just an editor. Rather, time is probably mature to ship vim with 'compatible' mode off by default, explaining ancient *nix lovers how to turn it *on*. Cheers. -- Stefano Zacchiroli -*- Computer Science PhD student @ Uny Bologna, Italy [EMAIL PROTECTED],debian.org,bononia.it} -%- http://www.bononia.it/zack/ (15:56:48) Zack: e la demo dema ? /\ All one has to do is hit the (15:57:15) Bac: no, la demo scema \/ right keys at the right time
