[GLLUG] Syntax Highlightin in vi

Bruce Smith brucesmith at chartermi.net
Sat Jun 7 18:23:41 EDT 2003


> Anyone know how to disable syntax highlighting in vi so I can get rid of
> the blue-on-black text (and other, equally annoying color combinations)?

You can do it manually in vi with:

:syntax off


Or you can make it default to that setting with the shell command:

  echo "syntax off" >> ~/.exrc


 - BS




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