unix vi

As a vi user for a long, long time, I've got used to only using the basic features - since many unix systems have a basic vi installed.

Vim configuration

Recently most of the systems I manage have moved from Solaris to Ubuntu so the nicer features in VIM can be taken advantage of. This page is a brief summary where I'll keep track of interesting settings. Some Ubuntu versions only have a basic vi, so do a "apt-get install vim" first.

Features to enable in standard Ubuntu /etc/vim/vimrc