Questions tagged [vi]

How can I edit the default vimrc file on osx? (sudo chown ... gives Operation not permitted ) In osx vim /usr/share/vim/vimrc is the default vimrc file My username is 'apple' If I try to do vim /usr/share/vim/vimrc then it says 'read only' ~/.vim$…

I see a lot of answers to this question that aren't related to mac, and still couldn't quite figure it out on my machine. I previously worked on Ubuntu and migrated to a MacBook. I used the settings sync extension to bring my keybindings and…

How can install vim8 without effecting the built-in vim that comes with a mac? Like with python2 that comes built-in with a mac, I have python3 separate. So, I can call it with vim8. I am using brew. My OSX is 10.11.6.

I am using a Mac Terminal window to ssh to a CentOS server. I have installed vim-enhanced on the server, I have created an alias for vi=vim in my .bash_profile, as well as confirmed I am using /usr/bin/vim. I still can't get syntax colors when…