

term=xterm has this key behave as expected.ĭinVim is a vim for Mac OS that supports syntax coloring out of the box. Thanks!ĭisclaimer: Under 10.9 Mavericks with an external keyboard, term=builtin_ansi may make the delete key next to the end key change the character under the cursor rather than delete as expected. If you want to save and exit the current file in vi or vim text. Note: if you want to type the text in your file, and you need to enter the insert mode by. Next you can use the mv command to move this file around. How To Save a File Using Vi/Vim Text Editor in Apple Mac OS Open a File Using Vi/Vim. In order to achieve this, you can run :w /my-backup-file which will save this file under. Then move it back to the directory where you don't have write permission. Set term=builtin_beos-ansi worked like a charm in OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite. One thing you could do is to save this file in another directory that you have write permission to, like or even /tmp. Set term=xterm also works on OS X 10.9 Mavericks So, run 'sudo nano /etc/cups/nvs' make your edits and hit ctrl-x to exit (it will ask you if you want to save and what file name, just hit Y to save and hit enter when it asks the filename, it should default to the right thing). Set term=builtin_ansi Worked like a charm on OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Thanks. The following worked great on OSX 10.10.3 Yosemite, and OSX 10.12.4 Sierra. Others (on "Mountain Lion" and "Sierra") reported success with this instead:

Something like this is needed, prior to the syntax on command in your. not a GUI like MacVim), you may need to inform Vim how to handle the terminal. If you have that, and still don't get syntax highlighting in Vim running in a terminal (i.e. If you don't have syntax highlighting in any Vim, first make sure something like this is in your. Some versions of Mac OS X don't have syntax highlighting support in terminal Vim with default settings.
