Vim shows the following long error message when I
open a file that has a dot-ini (.ini) file extension:
Error detected while processing
/usr/share/vim/vimrc[25]../usr/share/vim/vim90/syntax/syntax.vim[44]..BufRead
Autocommands for "*~"..BufRead Autocommands for "*.ini"..FileType
Autocommands for "*"..Syntax Autocommands for "*"..function
<SNR>3_SynSet[25]..script /usr/share/vim/vim90/syntax/dosini.vim: line 28:
E10: \ should be followed by /, ? or &
Implementing that suggestion at the end of the message had no effect. (Or,
rather, it made the error message even longer and more incrutable.)
--> vim --version VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0 (2022 Jun 28, compiled Aug 15 2023
20:47:29) Included patches: 1-1713 Modified by
team...@tracker.debian.org
Compiled by
team...@tracker.debian.org Huge version without GUI. Features
included (+) or not (-): +acl +file_in_path +mouse_urxvt
-tag_any_white +arabic +find_in_path +mouse_xterm
-tcl +autocmd +float +multi_byte
+termguicolors +autochdir +folding +multi_lang
+terminal -autoservername -footer -mzscheme
+terminfo -balloon_eval +fork() +netbeans_intg
+termresponse +balloon_eval_term +gettext +num64
+textobjects -browse -hangul_input +packages
+textprop ++builtin_terms +iconv +path_extra +timers
+byte_offset +insert_expand -perl +title +channel
+ipv6 +persistent_undo -toolbar +cindent +job
+popupwin +user_commands -clientserver +jumplist
+postscript +vartabs -clipboard +keymap +printer
+vertsplit +cmdline_compl +lambda +profile
+vim9script +cmdline_hist +langmap -python
+viminfo +cmdline_info +libcall +python3
+virtualedit +comments +linebreak +quickfix
+visual +conceal +lispindent +reltime
+visualextra +cryptv +listcmds +rightleft
+vreplace +cscope +localmap -ruby
+wildignore +cursorbind -lua +scrollbind
+wildmenu +cursorshape +menu +signs +windows
+dialog_con +mksession +smartindent +writebackup +diff
+modify_fname +sodium -X11 +digraphs +mouse
-sound -xfontset -dnd -mouseshape +spell
-xim -ebcdic +mouse_dec +startuptime -xpm
+emacs_tags +mouse_gpm +statusline -xsmp +eval
-mouse_jsbterm -sun_workshop -xterm_clipboard +ex_extra
+mouse_netterm +syntax -xterm_save +extra_search
+mouse_sgr +tag_binary -farsi -mouse_sysmouse
-tag_old_static system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc" user vimrc file:
"$HOME/.vimrc" 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc" user exrc file:
"$HOME/.exrc" defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim" fall-back for $VIM:
"/usr/share/vim" Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
-Wdate-time -g -O2
-ffile-prefix-map=/build/vim-9Zy3tT/vim-9.0.0749+really.v9.0.1713=.
-flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects -flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects
-fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_REENTRANT
-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 Linking: gcc -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
-flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects -flto=auto -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now
-Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lm -ltinfo -lselinux -lsodium -lacl -lattr -lgpm
-L/usr/lib/python3.10/config-3.10-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython3.10 -lcrypt
-ldl -lm -lm```
:set runtimepath? shows:
runtimepath=~/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/etc/vim,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,
/usr/share/vim/vim90/,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/etc/vim/after,
/var/lib/vim/addons/after,~/.vim/after
I have vim-plug, the vim plugin manager, in ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim but no
plugins currently installed,
How can I get Vim to open .ini files without showing error message(s)?
Thank you for reading.