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i've installed macVim on mojave, a collegue added it as alias in .zshrc and also added an alias for it as "vim". Now, i want to change it with another alias like mvim, so i could use both the editor; so i unalias vim, removed the alias in .zshrc but i still see the new vim editor when i try to use vim command. where is the file that tell osx to open macVim instead vim? i've also tryed to uninstall macVim, but i still se the new editor. Sorry i'm new in osx ,i'm trying to be clear. Thanks

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    try a fresh installation by running brew install vim Commented Dec 19, 2018 at 10:06
  • if i do which vim it says : /usr/bin/vim so looks like its the original vim, but i see the vim welcome massage that i didn't saw previously Commented Dec 19, 2018 at 10:15
  • @AneesKodappana ok it works, but just to understand, if i want to add an alias, i've to alias vim=/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim and also edit the .zshrc? Thanks Commented Dec 19, 2018 at 10:18
  • Why do you want to use Vim if you have MacVim? MacVim is almost entirely backward-compatible - I haven't found a significant difference in many years of use - and provides a superior experience on a Mac. Commented Dec 19, 2018 at 10:37

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To check if your "vim" is aliased you can enter in your Terminal:

type vim

To find out where your alias is set:

grep -s "alias" ~/.* | grep -i "vim"

As you said, you may add in your .zshrc:

alias mvim=/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim

then to refresh the changes:

source ~/.zshrc
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perfect, but i've also to edit the .zshrc? and add alias vim=/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim also there? becouse i've did it in shell and it work, but in the .zshrc file there i didn't add it
i can see the alias by typing alias in shell but still didn't edited the .zshrc file
@ClaudioBiselli If you do the alias command in the shell, it won't be permanent: try to open a new terminal window, and it won't work. If you want your alias to be permanent, then you have to edit your .zshrc

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