[CLUE-Tech] VIM config

[Jed S. Baer]

On Tue, 28 May 2002 08:23:39 -0600
Matt Gushee <mgushee at havenrock.com> wrote:

> On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 06:15:22AM -0600, Jeffery Cann wrote:
> > On Monday 27 May 2002 10:45 pm, Matt Gushee wrote:
> > > The question is: is that what $VIMRUNTIME is *for*?
> > 
> > This env variable points to all of the runtime files that come with
> > the Vim distribution.  Sure, you can count on it as long as it's in
> > your .bash_profile.
> 
> Okay ... if it's supposed to be in .bash_profile, have you checked
> yours?'Cuz it's not in mine, nor in my /etc/profile. So there is no
> $VIMRUNTIME in a normal bash environment--it's visible only when I run
> 'env' from *within VIM*.

As with many other environment variables, there are default values, which
you override when you set them in your profile.

BTW, there was an article in the March 2002 issue of Linux Magazine about
vim syntax highlighting.

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