script problem

[DePriest, Jason R.]

On 3/2/07, DePriest, Jason R. wrote:
> On 3/2/07, Asher Vilensky  wrote:
> > Ok, good point.  You convinced me.  Gone is X.
> > One annoying thing I've noticed is that the backspace button doesn't
> > work in vi.  It produces '^?' character.  Can somebody remind me how to
> > set this right in .vimrc or whatever?  I've been away from Unix/Linux
> > for a while.
> > Any other rxvt tips would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
> check your /usr/share/vim/vimrc file for these:
>
> set nocompatible        " Use Vim defaults instead of 100% vi compatibility
> set backspace=indent,eol,start  " more powerful backspacing
>
> or just stick a .vimrc in your home directory with these two lines
>
> That might help.
>
> -Jason
>

Forgot something.  You probably don't have a /usr/share/vim/vimrc file.

Do this to get a .vimrc file in your home directory:

cp /usr/share/vim/vim70/vimrc_example.vim ~/.vimrc

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