On 21/02/09 11:57, Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:
> Does vimrc have to be ~/.vimrc or can it be ~/.vim/vimrc
> too? I'm on Ubuntu, BTW.
>
> /BP
Vim (when loaded without the -u command-line argument) will look in the
following places for a user vimrc script on Linux (see ":help .vimrc"):
1) $HOME/.vimrc (the standard Unix location)
2) $HOME/_vimrc (for W32 compatibility on double-boot systems)
3) $HOME/.exrc (for compatibility with vi)
Nothing else (for a script; see below for a naked ex-command).
$VIM/.vimrc is checked on Windows, but not on Unix-like systems, because
on the latter, $HOME can be expected to exist and have a meaningful value.
Also, sourcing a user vimrc (but not a user exrc) sets 'nocompatible' if
neither -C nor -N was used on the command-line when invoking Vim.
Note: Vim doesn't "know" that you are or aren't on a double-boot system.
Vim for Unix/Linux uses the first one found (if any) among all three
locations mentioned above. Additionally, if the environment variable
$VIMINIT is set its value is used as an ex-command instead of checking
the above-mentioned locations, and if $EXINIT is set, its value will be
used as an ex-command if no vimrc is found (and before looking for an
exrc). I personally don't recommend using those environment variables
except in very exceptional cases (a script is a more versatile way to
set up the editor).
If you prefer to have the "flesh" of your vimrc in a different location,
you can always create a ~/.vimrc with hardly anything other than a
"source" command (see ":help :source").
Best regards,
Tony.
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