Well you can do :syntax off Put "syntax off" in .vimrc in your login directory. But I found I rather liked the highlighting if I ran with a light background with dark text rather than vice versa. Cheers, - Harper Harper Mann Groundwork Open Source Solutions 510-599-2075 (cell) http://itgroundwork.com -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian McGrew Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:54 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: vim vs. vi Hello, I've used vi on Solaris for so long that vim on Linux is a bit of a stumbling block. Is there a way to turn off the syntax highlighting and make it act a little bit more like Sun VI? Thanks, -brian Brian D. McGrew { brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx || brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx } -- > YOU! Off my planet! -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
