Re: Issues with vim in Redhat

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Hi.  The best way I've found is to add the line:

set noruler

to my ~/vimrc file.

If you don't want to create a .vimrc file, type the command:

:set noruler

at the beginning of your vim session to remove the ruler.

Hope this helps.
          Kenny

On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 06:32:09AM -0600, Martin McCormick wrote:
> 	I recently am doing some work on a Redhat system and have
> discovered some issues with use of vim which is a new and improved
> form of vi.  It may be improved, but it drives me nuts and is chatty
> to the point of distraction.  If I use the l key to move the cursor, I
> don't hear the re-draw of the characters in the line but hear a
> running counter of the cursor position.  This might be useful
> sometimes, but it normally is better to hear the characters one is
> moving over.
> 
> 	The man page says that the -v flag makes it run more like the
> old vi, but it still chatters about everything but what I want it to
> chatter about.
> 
> 	Is there anything else I can do to make vim more vi like?  I
> believe it does have several useful features.  I just need it to
> behave in a way that doesn't constantly disconnect me from what I am
> editing.
> 
> 	Thanks for any good ideas.
> 
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK 
> OSU Information Technology Division Network Operations Group
> 
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