how to set vi tab stop in .profile file

[sh...@my-deja.com]

How do I set vi tab stops in .profile file?

Thanks

SF

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[alu...@my-deja.com]

In .exrc,

set ts=4

vi settings are defined in .exrc.

[Al Sharka]

alu...@my-deja.com wrote:

} In .exrc,
}
} set ts=4
}
} vi settings are defined in .exrc.

Of course, there is the EXINIT variable, which could be set
in .profile thus:

EXINIT="set ts=4"
export EXINIT

Or with ksh, all in one line:

export EXINIT="set ts=4"

Although in general, setting ts away from the default value is
of limited value if you are going to share files with other users.

[sh...@my-deja.com]

Are the settings in .exrc only effective when I invoke vi in the same
directory where the .exrc file is in? Should I put .exrc file in the
$HOME directory and dot execute it?

Thanks.

SF

In article <90ru80$f7k$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

[Kenny McCormack]

In article <9105u8$dft$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, <sh...@my-deja.com> wrote:
>Are the settings in .exrc only effective when I invoke vi in the same
>directory where the .exrc file is in? Should I put .exrc file in the
>$HOME directory and dot execute it?

I believe that .exrc is (silently) ignored if EXINIT is set. This has
tripped me up a few times in the past. You have to use one or the other.

[alu...@my-deja.com]

vi checks $HOME/.exrc wherever you run it.

man vi for more details. Read the bottom.