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how to configure VIM ?

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today i was working on AIX server and faced many problem while working with VIM.
some issues were like configuring VIM where can i configure vim such as ruler was not displayed by default no hlsearch as well as when you try to execute prveious RE with up arrow its not working how to configure VIM.

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Configuration is by means of a .vimrc file

Here is a pointer to a VIM FAQ

Vim documentation: vim_faq

Googling for VIM configure will answer most of your questions quickly

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