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Chapter 9: The vi, ex, and vim Editors

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Sample .exrc File

The following lines of code are an example of a customized .exrc file:

set nowrapscan " Searches don't wrap at end of file

set wrapmargin=7 " Wrap text at 7 columns from right margin

showmode noshowmode In insert mode, display a message on the prompt line indi-

cating the type of insert you are making. For example, “OPEN

MODE” or “APPEND MODE.”

slowopen (slow) Hold off display during insert. Default depends on line speed

and terminal type.

smartcase (scs) nosmartcase Override the ignorecase option when a search pattern

contains uppercase characters. {vim}

tabstop= (ts) 8 Define number of spacesa tab indents during editingsession.

(Printer still uses system tab of 8.)

taglength= (tl) 0 Define number of characters that are significant for tags.

Default (zero) means that all characters are significant.

tags= tags /usr/lib/tags Define pathname of filescontaining tags. (See the Unix ctags

command.) (Bydefault, vi searchesthe file tagsin the current

directory and /usr/lib/tags.)

tagstack tagstack Enable stacking of tag locations on a stack. (Solaris vi and

vim.)

term= Set terminal type.

terse noterse Display shorter error messages.

textwidth= (tw) 0 The maximum width of text to be inserted; longer lines are

broken after whitespace. Default ...