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rhemasound
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Joined: 17 Aug 2024
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2024 4:38 pm Post subject: help with VI

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I need some help with vi... My system is using Debian Sarge... typing vi actually executes elvis, I also have vim

My problem is when I type for example

Code:

vi index.html

instead of puting my file source in a color coded format, I get the same thing as I would if I loaded

Code:

lynx index.html

The point is that I want to edit the code, and not view (particularly not in a text browser) it. if I type

Code:

vim index.html

I get the source code, albeit it is not color coded.

What can I do. Confused

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Stuka
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Joined: 15 Oct 2024
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2024 12:47 am Post subject:

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The vi is probably a symlink to something else. Open the file in vim, and use

Code:

:syntax on

to turn on the syntax highlighting.

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