UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

i am running under ssh
i want to know how to make vi color code my bash scripting

like how do i setup vim in ssh

in your .vimrc have

Code:

set nocompatible
syntax on

if that still doesn't produce coloured output, ensure that the filetyoe is being correctly recognised

Code:

:set filetype?

will show you what vim thinks the filetype is

Code:

:set filetype=sh

will set it to be a shell script.
Vim should then automatically load the syntax files for colouring and indentation.
Also ensure that the TERM type is set in the shell that ssh gives you to be one of the colour enabled ones.
If you continue to have vim specific problems the good people over at the vim list will be only to happy to help (vim-use@vim.org)