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Old 04-07-2016
Setting AIX vi colors
Hi -

In my ~/.exrc file I have:

Code:
set number
syntax on
colorscheme evening

The numbers are set when I open a file but the syntax and colorscheme options are not available:

Code:
syntax: Not an editor command

Is there a workaround to getting colors appear, without installing anything?
# 2  
Old 04-07-2016
Hi,

If you have that error message, it is likely that "syntax" isn't one of the options in your version of vi.

You should be able to check it using the "set all" command from within vi.

Code:
:set all
noautoindent            nomodelines                     noshowmode
autoprint               nonumber                        noslowopen
noautowrite             nonovice                        tabstop=8
nobeautify              nooptimize                      taglength=0
directory=/var/tmp      paragraphs=IPLPPPQPP LIpplpipnpptags=tags /usr/lib/tags
noedcompatible          prompt                          tagstack
noerrorbells            noreadonly                      term=xterm
noexrc                  redraw                          noterse
flash                   remap                           timeout
hardtabs=8              report=5                        ttytype=xterm
noignorecase            scroll=21                       warn
nolisp                  sections=NHSHH HUuhsh+c         window=43
nolist                  shell=/usr/bin/bash             wrapscan
magic                   shiftwidth=8                    wrapmargin=0
mesg                    noshowmatch                     nowriteany

This should give you a list of what you can set.

Regards

Gull04
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Old 04-09-2016
Notice that colours are not provided by any "real" vi, such as the one provided with AIX.

What you probably are looking for is one of the popular vi clones (nvi, vim, ....) which often have such colour capabilities. These vi-lookalikes are mostly available for AIX, a good place to download from (there are others) is at

Michael Perzls Site

I hope this helps.

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