On 4/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Quoting Andrew Falanga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> On 4/24/07, Charles E Campbell Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andrew Falanga wrote: > > > > > > > > Using your directions above, I continually get problems on step 4. > > > when I so ":so %" I'm constantly returned "UseVimball" is not a vim > > > command, or something similar. What might I be doing wrong? > > > > > > Hmm, your original complaint was that netrw wasn't working at all, I > > believe. > > > > Do you have something like the following at the beginning of your > > <.vimrc> file? > > > > " ===================================================================== > > " Initialize: {{{1 > > set nocp > > if version >= 600 > > filetype plugin indent on > > endif > > Actually, on this particular system, I have no ~/.vimrc file at all. Without these commands, your vim is operating in "vi-compatible" mode, and vi doesn't support plugins. Even with :set nocp, you need to enable plugins. May I suggest trying the few lines above as your <.vimrc>, and then trying to "edit" a directory. Regards, Chip Campbell
Dr. Chip, Thank you for your help. As you've correctly noted, I needed those things in my .vimrc file to make this all work. Incidentally, I found I also had to add those lines to the .vimrc file for the root user (so install the netrw package/plugin in the system wide /usr/local/share/... location. Thanks again. You know, as I just recently noted to someone on the FreeBSD questions mailing list, I can't believe how much I don't know about vim, though I've been using it for several years now. Andy
