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On Macosx in vim (version 8.0) I type :help Instead of the help opening, I get the message: vim "help.txt" [readonly] 228L, 8578C

My .vimrc is totally empty

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David
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  • That entering Ex mode is indicative of the issue. Is your TERM environment variable set correctly? Are you sure vim -u NONE does this? Did you hit e.g. Q? – D. Ben Knoble Aug 23 '19 at 12:20

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I just realized I have to type :vi after that

I found the answer in this post: To disable "Entering Ex mode" in Vim

David
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    This doesn't make sense... Looks like you're in "ex" mode at startup. If you use vim on an existing file, do you also need to type `:vi` to be able to see it and edit it? – filbranden Aug 22 '19 at 16:11
  • yes, same, but I installed pathogen. maybe it has something to do with that – David Aug 22 '19 at 18:40
  • See ["How to debug my vimrc file?"](https://vi.stackexchange.com/q/2003/18609), which should cover plug-ins too. – filbranden Aug 22 '19 at 20:59
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    no its not pathogen, but you can find out if it's any of your plugins or your .vimrc by starting vim with `vim -u NONE` – Stun Brick Aug 23 '19 at 07:12
  • tried out vim -u NONE but the problem still remains – David Aug 23 '19 at 11:09