Re: a simple mapping
The quotes are definitely not the way to go. I've tried vim -u test_vimrc.vim where test_vimrc.vim contained merely your first line (slightly modified): nnoremap :set nobackup and it worked fine. I don't know whether it has to do with switching over to nnoremap (I prefer to be explicit when I specify a mapping) or some other plugin that is overriding your desired settings. You might try :scriptnames to see what scripts are being loaded (and may want to investigate them in the event that one of them is rebinding ). -tim Thanks for your gnawing on this. As it turns out, and I had responded thusly to another good soul, the problem was merely my method of evoking my intended change: source ~/.vimrc That DIDN'T work! What I had done (to begin) was borrow an already valid keymapping: map :nohlsearch and copied it to use as a template (it worked once...oughta work again) the change became (and it ultimately worked), map :set nobkackup #bTW, becomes when :map my problem was, the shell command was the wrong way to go-it created problems. As soon as I logged out and back in, everything worked fine.
Re: a simple mapping
> Reading over my original question, I realize that it was > awfully obtuse and confusing. The 'nohlsearch' line is the > one that is already in my .vimrc and works. I yanked/put it > to the next line down to use it as a template, modifing it to: > > map :set nobackup > > that's the one that doesn't work (the > part-obviously-works with my original line). > > I did notice that the highlighting recognized the word 'set' > as a command, but did not recognize 'nobackup', which remained > white (black?). Thus, I tried: > > map ":set nobackup" > > with no better luck. Sorry for creating the confusion. The quotes are definitely not the way to go. I've tried vim -u test_vimrc.vim where test_vimrc.vim contained merely your first line (slightly modified): nnoremap :set nobackup and it worked fine. I don't know whether it has to do with switching over to nnoremap (I prefer to be explicit when I specify a mapping) or some other plugin that is overriding your desired settings. You might try :scriptnames to see what scripts are being loaded (and may want to investigate them in the event that one of them is rebinding ). -tim
Re: a simple mapping
Forgive my obvious ineptitude here, on many fronts. Firstly, I don't know how to respond to previous responses correctly (capturing the preceding dialog) so I have to start from scratch each time. Secondly, of course it works...and for me also. Here is what I was doing wrong (somehow?). After modifying my .vimrc, I was entering on the command line: source ~/.vimrc I was getting-not cooperation-but error messages, and of course no good results for my efforts. What I did this time was the wimps' way out-I logged out and back in. And then it works. So the issue was my ineptitude with the bash shell, not with my .vimrc efforts. Don't believe I'm gonna take the time tonight to figure it out, either. Gotta do homework for the job tomorrow. Thanks for your help. And remember, the early bird may get the worm, but the SECOND mouse gets the cheese!
Re: a simple mapping
Thanks for the response. But, I gotta apologize... Reading over my original question, I realize that it was awfully obtuse and confusing. The 'nohlsearch' line is the one that is already in my .vimrc and works. I yanked/put it to the next line down to use it as a template, modifing it to: map :set nobackup that's the one that doesn't work (the part-obviously-works with my original line). I did notice that the highlighting recognized the word 'set' as a command, but did not recognize 'nobackup', which remained white (black?). Thus, I tried: map ":set nobackup" with no better luck. Sorry for creating the confusion.
Re: a simple mapping
> I attempted to map this code ":set nobackup" to an 'Fx' key, > (as a line in my .vimrc) with no good results; the formats I > attempted were: > > map :set nobackup map ":set nobackup" > > > Actually, I just yanked/put the preceding line* (which I KNOW > works), and modified it: > > *map :nohlsearch > > with the thought that it would be easier to leave a correctly > functioning line (after the modifications), coming from > something that's already valid. > > But...of course not. Where did I go wrong? It looks like you're using instead of . Try the following: :nnoremap :nohls or :nnoremap :nohls It works for me. If you have trouble, you might try digging around in your vimrc to see what might be causing the problem. -tim
