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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2016-12-31 17:46:32 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2016-12-31 17:46:32 +0000
commit8557cabb5520c89845d23604d0f255d0c154e4b9 (patch)
tree134b5de0cd8c4fcf62d0b8344c0fcd83d7d5b20e /chapter06
parent9742edf14755e42ecbfab6b837817508c56c4411 (diff)
Tweak the vimrc configuration file
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11161 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/vim.xml b/chapter06/vim.xml
index 346e73029..917d3da58 100644
--- a/chapter06/vim.xml
+++ b/chapter06/vim.xml
@@ -119,26 +119,29 @@ done</userinput></screen>
set nocompatible
set backspace=2
+set mouse=r
syntax on
if (&amp;term == "iterm") || (&amp;term == "putty")
set background=dark
endif
+
" End /etc/vimrc</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
<para>The <parameter>set nocompatible</parameter> setting makes
- <command>vim</command> behave in a more useful way (the default) than
- the vi-compatible manner. Remove the <quote>no</quote> to keep the
- old <command>vi</command> behavior. The <parameter>set
- backspace=2</parameter> setting allows backspacing over line breaks,
- autoindents, and the start of insert. The <parameter>syntax
- on</parameter> parameter enables vim's syntax highlighting. Finally,
- the <emphasis>if</emphasis> statement with the <parameter>set
- background=dark</parameter> setting corrects <command>vim</command>'s
- guess about the background color of some terminal emulators. This
- gives the highlighting a better color scheme for use on the black
- background of these programs.</para>
+ <command>vim</command> behave in a more useful way (the default) than the
+ vi-compatible manner. Remove the <quote>no</quote> to keep the old
+ <command>vi</command> behavior. The <parameter>set backspace=2</parameter>
+ setting allows backspacing over line breaks, autoindents, and the start of
+ insert. The <parameter>syntax on</parameter> parameter enables vim's syntax
+ highlighting. The <parameter>set mouse=r</parameter> setting enables
+ proper pasting of text with the mouse when working in chroot or over a
+ remote connection. Finally, the <emphasis>if</emphasis> statement with the
+ <parameter>set background=dark</parameter> setting corrects
+ <command>vim</command>'s guess about the background color of some terminal
+ emulators. This gives the highlighting a better color scheme for use on the
+ black background of these programs.</para>
<para>Documentation for other available options can be obtained by
running the following command:</para>