I realize syntax highlighting is not enabled when editing files in vim by default. How do I activate it?
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Here's how to install syntax coloring in vim for Mac OS X Sierra/High Sierra:
1. Download a vim color scheme:
You can download one here: https://github.com/flazz/vim-colorschemes
2. Move color scheme into the colors directory inside your local .vim directory. (Create one if one does not exist.)
(Assuming scheme is in local Downloads folder) mv ~/Downloads/molokai.vim ~/.vim/colors/
Create the colors and ~/.vim directories if they do not exist: mkdir -p ~/.vim/colors/
3. Set syntax coloring in Mac OS X Sierra/High Sierra:
Run the following command in Terminal: set term=builtin_ansi
4. Update/Create local .vimrc file:
vim ~/.vimrc
Your .vimrc file should look similar to the following:
syntax on colo molokai 5. Restart terminal
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dlmeetei
You are changing the
colorscheme not syntax highlighting. Syntax highlighting is done by :syntax enable
ng10
thank you - really helped. few comments (at least for Catalina): a. no need for step 3 enable syntax coloring; b. no need to restart terminal c. .vimrc file should look sdomething like syntax enable set t_Co=256 set background=light colorscheme clean