[vim] How to disable viminfo?
Hemant Shah
We have vim installed on our system with +viminfo, but I want to disable
the feature for me. What do I need to add to my viminfo file so that
the .viminfo file is on created at all.
I tried fillowing commands in .vimrc file, but it still create .viminfo
file.
set viminfo=
set viminfo=""
Here is the version of vim I am running on AIX 4.3.3:
# vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 6.0 (2001 Sep 26, compiled Oct 16 2001 15:07:02)
Included patches: 1-11
Compiled by shahhe
Normal version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+autocmd -balloon_eval -browse +builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent
-clientserver -clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments
+cryptv -cscope +dialog_con +diff -digraphs -ebcdic -emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra
+extra_search -farsi +file_in_path +find_in_path +folding -footer +fork()
-gettext -hangul_input -iconv +insert_expand +jumplist -keymap -langmap
+libcall +linebreak -lispindent +listcmds +localmap +menu +mksession
+modify_fname +mouse -mouseshape -mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm
-mouse_netterm +mouse_xterm -multi_byte -multi_lang -osfiletype +path_extra
-perl +postscript +printer -python +quickfix -rightleft -ruby +scrollbind
-signs +smartindent -sniff +statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary
+tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl -terminfo +termresponse +textobjects +title
-toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual +visualextra +viminfo
+vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup -X11 -xfontset -xim
-xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/lib/vim"
Compilation:
gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I/usr/local/include -g -O2
Linking: gcc -L/usr/local/lib -o vim -ltermcap
Thanks.
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Thomas Glanzmann
> the feature for me. What do I need to add to my viminfo file so that
> the .viminfo file is on created at all.
The following works for me:
set viminfo="NONE"
Greetings,
Thomas
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Hemant Shah
:)> We have vim installed on our system with +viminfo, but I want to disable
:)> the feature for me. What do I need to add to my viminfo file so that
:)> the .viminfo file is on created at all.
:)
:)The following works for me:
:)
:)set viminfo="NONE"
That worked. Thanks.
:)
:)Greetings,
:) Thomas
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Peppe
> While stranded on information super highway Thomas Glanzmann wrote:
> :)> We have vim installed on our system with +viminfo, but I want to disable
> :)> the feature for me. What do I need to add to my viminfo file so that
> :)> the .viminfo file is on created at all.
> :)
> :)The following works for me:
> :)
> :)set viminfo="NONE"
> That worked. Thanks.
Sorry to barge in a bit late, but it confuses me that this made a
difference.
With most ex commands (including :set), a " marks the start of a
comment, so the commands above is equivalent to ':set viminfo=' and
':set viminfo=""'.
Did you change anything else?
Peppe [curious - perhaps overly so]
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