Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 7th Edition

elvis 2.2 Options

elvis 2.2 has a total of 225 options that affect its behavior. Table B-3 summarizes the most important ones. Most options described in Table B-1 are not repeated here.

Table B-3. elvis 2.2 set options

Option	Default	Description
autoiconify (aic)	noautoiconify	Iconify the old window when de-iconifying a new one. X11 only.
backup (bk)	nobackup	Make a backup file (xxx.bak) before writing the current file out to disk.
binary (bin)	The buffer’s data is not text. This option is set automatically.
boldfont (xfb)	The name of the bold font. X11 only.
bufdisplay (bd)	normal	The default display mode for the buffer (hex, html, man, normal, syntax, or tex).
ccprg (cp)	cc ($1?$1:$2)	The shell command for :cc.
directory (dir)	Where to store temporary files. The default is system-dependent.
display (mode)	normal	The name of current display mode, set by the :display command.
elvispath (epath)	A list of directories in which to search for configuration files. The default is system-dependent.
focusnew (fn)	focusnew	Force keyboard focus into the new window. X11 only.
font (fnt)	The name of the normal font, for the Windows and X11 interfaces.
gdefault (gd)	nogdefault	Cause the substitute command to change all instances.
home (home)	$HOME	The home directory for ~ in filenames.
italicfont (xfi)	The name of the italic font. X11 only.
locked (lock)	nolocked	Make the buffer read-only and cause most commands that would modify the buffer to fail. Usually set automatically for read-only HTML files.
lpcolor (lpcl)	nolpcl	Use color when ...