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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11

Hi guys,

I don't have root access. So, I can't change the default colorscheme for my vim editor.
I do have an environment variable for my id that says:
EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi
export EDITOR

I tried adding /usr/share/vim/vim72/colors/desert.vim to it. Didn't help.

So, my question is as follows:
Is there a way to choose a colorscheme for my id without having root access? Just for my id, not all the users on the system.

Thanks in advance.
Dexter.

You don't need to change the global settings to change settings just for your user, the ~/.vimrc file can control settings just for you.

Try adding the line

Code:

colorscheme desert

to it. If ~/.vimrc doesn't exist already, that's okay, just create it.

Create a .vimrc file in your home directory that contains:

Code:

colorscheme desert