vimrc in ubuntu

[javpaw]

vimrc is the file used to configure the editor Vim.

as general rule there are two vimrc files per user, one is in /usr/share/bin and the other in the
home directory of each user (~/).

I don't know what happen in Ubuntu, the vimrc file in the home directory doesn't exist and there is an other vimrc file in /etc/vim.

Can someone explain me what is the purpose of this third vimrc file in the directory /etc/vim ?
why the vimrc file in the home directory doesn't exist in Ubuntu?

I'm working with Ubuntu 10.04 (in a virtual machine)

thanks.

Javier.

[Kloschüssel]

as general rule there are two vimrc files per user, one is in /usr/share/bin and the other in the
home directory of each user (~/).

no, there are more. let me formulate this sentence more accuratly:

a program has its default configuration stored somewhere in /usr (usually /usr/share as long as the configuration files we are talking of are architecture independent), the computer defaults/settings are stored in /etc and a per-user configuration in the users /home directory.

As a per-user configuration is optional, why should there be a file in /home/[.*]/? I twould not make any sense to store something that is not needed or does nothing.

More information about the unix filesystem hierarchy standard can be found around here: LINK.

This standard is the main reason why I like unix.

[coopstah13]

~/.vimrc only exists if you create it first

you might also find /etc/vimrc, which would be global configuration

[javpaw]

Thanks for your answers.

so, to sumarize, if I want to chage the global configuration of vim I must chage the vimrc in /etc/vim/ and if I want a personalized configuration for my user (that over write the global configuration) I must create a vimrc file in my home directory.

I found that the file vimrc file in the directory /etc/share/vim is a link to the file in /etc/vim.

again thanks for answer.

I'm going to try to add some plugins to my vim.

[javpaw]

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This standard is the main reason why I like unix.

Thanks for the think and for the link, this will clarify many questions I have.