Hi, Steve Hall wrote: > From: zzapper <david tvis co.uk>, Tue, December 19, 2006 6:53 am >> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cream/gvim-7-0-178.exe?modtime=1165578469&big_mirror=0 >> >> >> Downloaded above by following links from vim.org >> >> It works fine with most files but cannot edit .vimrc (unless I >> rename .vimrc to say fred) it shows the menu "read only, edit anyway >> etc then seizes. > > The correct name of vimrc on Windows is "_vimrc". A file with a > preceding dot is actually not a permitted file name on Windows.
there is nothing wrong with a file name with a leading dot. Even directory names with a leading dot are accepted: :echo $MYVIMRC C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\jkr.HABEL\.vimrc set rtp? runtimepath=~/.vim,D:\Progs\vim/vimfiles,D:\Progs\vim\vim70,D:\Progs\vim/vimfiles/after,~/.vim/after > (Although there are ways of getting one on the system.) It seems Windows Explorer does not allow to create a file name with a leading dot, but on the command line and inside VIM it's no problem -- just echo set compatible> .vimrc or :w .vimrc Regards, Jürgen -- Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. (Calvin)
