Get the path of your home directory by typing echo $HOME.

vimrc file in $HOME location, (if you don't have create it) It also fixes the 'backspace won't delete' problem that some people have. Note: ^[ is one symbol, try to enter it using ESC or See solution 15 for another imap binding solution if this one doesn't work for you. This doesn't really work very well for me on SunOS - I have the same problem but :set term=cons25 just gives me OC everywhere before each character until I redraw. Weird.īut, :set term=ansi works great, and the arrow keys work.Ī better solution is to, while in vi, type in insert mode and see what you get. (though you want real escape chars instead of '^['.)Īnd in addition, set term=ansi makes syntax color off in vim (afair FreeBSD with color xterm). So are we to be left with no good freebsd / bash solution?ĭid nothing for me. and the no environment option is not a good one. Set mouse=a at least allows me to move in insert mode.

I figured out that i didnt have the ~.vimrc file.

So, i went to /usr/local/share/vim/vim58 and copied the vimrc_example.vim to ~.vimrc. I can confirm that the arrow-key problem (under freebsd) disappeared as soon as I introduced. vimrcĪfter experiencing this issue on FreeBSD 6 and 7 I found the clue as to why arrow keys would display A B C D when in insert mode - buried within :help nocompatible is this nugget:īy default this option is on and the Vi defaults are used for the options. This default was chosen for those people who want to use Vim just like Vi, and don't even (want to) know about the 'compatible' option. When a vimrc or gvimrc file is found while Vim is starting up, this option is switched off, and all options that have not been modified will be set to the Vim defaults. So rather than mucking around with termcap settings create an empty.Įffectively, this means that when a vimrc or gvimrc file exists, Vim will use the Vim defaults, otherwise it will use the Vi defaults. vimrc file first and see if the issue is resolved. Set t_kr= (now type Ctrl-V and press cursor right) Set t_kd= (now type Ctrl-V and press cursor down) Set t_ku= (now type Ctrl-V and press cursor up) Or, copy the default vimrc_example.vim to ~/.vimrc If not, try the termcap suggestions.

Set t_kl= (now type Ctrl-V and press cursor left)īut the ^[ is actually a single escape character. That certainly works for me here (FreeBSD 6.1, ssh in from Mac OS). It also appears that it must be started as 'vim' rather than 'vi' in order to read the. I've added an alias to my bashrc scripts to take care of this. If you are using vi instead of vim, you need to update the above commands in.

Since alias makes you to work in vim, even you type vi.

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