Syntax not colourd in VI editor

[aslamnajeem]

Hi,
I'm using fedora 8. when i used vi editor, it doesn't coloured the codes according to the syntax like in fedora core 2. :confused:
I'm new to Linux world, can anyone help me to fix this problem?

Thanks in advance :)

[pobbz]

Hello.

See this (http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/turn-on-or-off-color-syntax-highlighting-in-vi-or-vim/).

[voodoodoc]

Assuming you mean vim not vi. Sometimes Vim can't figure out what kind of file it is your editing and won't color /highlight syntax. If the previous post doesn't help try :set filetype=tex or something similar for whatever your working on.

[teh_commodore]

If you're using vi, I recommend moving up to vim.

#yum install vim

or go through Applications -> add/remove

Once vim is installed, alias vi to vim

$alias vi='vim'

Now when you type vi nameoffile, you'll actually use vim.

[voodoodoc]

99% of the time Vim is installed by default with any flavor of linux and vi is just simlinked or aliased to vim. Real vi tends to only pop up on unix systems (solaris, unicos, etc).

[aslamnajeem]

Hello.

See this (http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/turn-on-or-off-color-syntax-highlighting-in-vi-or-vim/).

This solution didn't work bro.
how can i access the .vimrc file? :(

[aslamnajeem]

If you're using vi, I recommend moving up to vim.

#yum install vim

or go through Applications -> add/remove

Once vim is installed, alias vi to vim

$alias vi='vim'

Now when you type vi nameoffile, you'll actually use vim.

I tried to alias the vi to vim but nothing happened. I think it's better to move to vim editor as you said.

Also i installed the blueFish edior. It's really rocks.Please check out.

Thank you all.

[pobbz]

how can i access the .vimrc file? :(

AFAIK the file doesn't exists by default. You have to create it in your home directory.