How to set VIM (higlight syntax and so on)

[mono]

Hello,
I can not find how to set VIM so that it higlight syntax (for exapmle bash scripts). I installed VIM package by using aptitude, but I dont have file .vimrc in my home directory. I found out that settings have to be written in this file. I can use command in VIM :"syntax on" but VIM showes syntax terrible. I think that is cause by some color setting. Can anybody help me with VIM settings?
Thanks for help.

[traveler]

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:syntax enable

[mono]

...it looks same like "syntax on".

[nadir]

Have you tried /etc/vim/vimrc?
I don't know how :syntax on looks like. I edit said file (either copy it to my home or do it there, cause i want hightlighting for all)

[traveler]

Did you only install vim-tiny?
on and enable both work fine here.

[mono]

Can you advise me how to change color settings? I mean how to add various "color theme". I have VIM and VIM-TINY. But I dont see diffrence.

[traveler]

Worked out of the box for me.

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/usr/share/vim/addons$ ls
doc  indent  plugin  syntax

Do you have syntax in your addons directory as above?

[mono]

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polo@Lenny:~$ ls /usr/share/vim/addons/
doc  plugin

[dbbolton]

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aptitude install vim-common vim-runtime
vim +'help syntax'
vim +'help colorscheme'

The Vim color sampler pack: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=625
Screenshots: http://vimcolorschemetest.googlecode.co ... dex-c.html

Use a 256 color one if you're using a terminal or console.

[stoffepojken]

If you have dark background in your terminal you can try "set background=dark" in your vimrc

[mono]

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 sudo aptitude install vim-common vim-runtime
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done  
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 162 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://volatile.debian.org lenny/volatile/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/volatile.debian.org_debian-volatile_dists_lenny_volatile_main_binary-i386_Packages)
W: You may want to update the package lists to correct these missing files
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading package lists... Done             
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done 

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locate *vimrc*
/etc/vim/vimrc
/etc/vim/vimrc.tiny
/usr/share/vim/vimrc
/usr/share/vim/vimrc.tiny
/usr/share/vim/vim71/gvimrc_example.vim
/usr/share/vim/vim71/vimrc_example.vim

It is strange that I dont have .vimrc file in my HOME... I dont have .vimrc at all. Thanks for useful links. ...

[Telemachus]

It is strange that I dont have .vimrc file in my HOME... I dont have .vimrc at all. Thanks for useful links. ...

Actually, I don't think it's strange. You don't have one until you create one.

For syntax highlighting and indenting, you can start with this:

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" Most general settings first
set nocompatible            " Set Vim rather than Vi settings; must go first
set noeb                    " Set no audio or visual error beep
set bs=indent,eol,start     " Backspace over everything in insert mode
set history=500	            " Keep 50 lines of command line history
set scrolloff=3             " A little breathing room

" Set items for view @ bottom of windows
set ruler                   " Show the cursor position all the time
set showcmd                 " Display incomplete commands
set showmode                " Display current mode
set ls=2                    " Always show status bar

" Syntax basics
syntax on
filetype indent on
filetype plugin on
set autoindent
set smartindent

[barriehie]

Lots of stuff here on/about/for vim. http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/

Barrie