vim configuration

[is-serp]

Hi,

I have just started using Slackware after using Redhat Linux 8 up to Fedora Core 3. Is there some vim configuration file that I can copy from my old FC3 installation to the Slackware installation since I am having trouble using vim on Slackware (e.g. my backspace and delete buttons do not delete anything when I am using vim in INSERT mode).

Thanks for your help
is-serp

[sarumont]

That setting would be (IIRC):

set nocompatible

You can put that in your ~/.vimrc or your /etc/vim/vimrc (global settings). Those are the files that you want to copy over to preserve any other settings from your previous install(s).

[is-serp]

Thanks for your help. The

set nocompatible

option helped with the delete button but after a brief seach on google I found that to fix the problem with the backspace key in insert mode another option

set bs=2

needs to be set.

Regards
is-serp

[pottibaer]

Hi!

Are you sure that you are using vim?

I'm asking cause per default vi is a symbolic link to elvis!

so try out

ls -l /usr/bin/vi

if vi points to elvis, then rm vi and set a symbolic link to vim

then edit your ~/.vimrc and add following lines

"activating backspace
set backspace=2

""and additionally here are some suggestions

"set tabstop=4
" syntax on
" map <Esc><Esc> :w <CR>
" set tabstop=4
"set autoindent
" set hlsearch

well, and thre are many more of course ...