Restoring vimrc

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I had to reinstall vim due to a problem with my vimrc file. I got that solved, but now I don't have a vimrc file. Can anybody tell me where how to create one or where I can download one? I'm using Ubuntu 11.10. Thanks.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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you can create with

vim ~/.vimrc

and add this how basic configurations

set backspace=eol,start,indent
set background=dark
syntax on

or use this examples as guide

favorite-minimalistic-vimrc

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Nov 22 '11 at 21:45

JuanPablo

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Thanks for the suggestions. I'm totally new to linux, and I am having trouble creating a ./vimrc file from scratch. I can create a new file using vim ~./vimrc, but then, I don't know how to paste in the text from the sample file. Also, when I go to save the file using :w, it tells me that it can't create the file. – AndroidDev Nov 24 '11 at 00:50
is `vim ~/.vimrc` you write `vim ~./vimrc` – JuanPablo Nov 24 '11 at 02:14
maybe is useful for you http://www.openvim.com/tutorial.html and http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html – JuanPablo Nov 24 '11 at 02:27

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 22 '11 at 20:59

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When I was getting started with vim, I used this one as base. To create one you just need a file named .vimrc on your home dir

answered Nov 22 '11 at 20:59

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 23 '11 at 07:13

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Vim installs vimrc_example.vim file at $VIMRUNTIME directory. On my linux box it is a /usr/share/vim/vim73/vimrc_example.vim.

answered Nov 23 '11 at 07:13

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 22 '11 at 21:28

Ugh, sorry champ. No luck there. You lost yours, it seems :/

(btw, vimrc and the appropriate dotfiles are often kept under source control and in some online repo (GitHub?) so why not put yours there as well?)

Speaking of GitHub, if you search .vimrc it gives quite a few suggestions. Take your pick :)

Restoring vimrc

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