Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: From: Darius DOT Clynes AT cec DOT eu DOT int To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: RE: newbie qns Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 19:00:40 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I got vi syntax to work under rxvt by setting TERM=cygwin. here is the command that worked for me (from normal cygwin bash) rxvt -e vi -T cygwin -c "syntax on" yourfile.c & i also made an alias alias vix='rxvt -e vi -T cygwin -c "syntax on"' then just say vix yourfile.c & hopes this works for you. >-----Original Message----- >From: Michael Schaap [mailto:cygwin AT mscha DOT com] >Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 11:08 PM >To: Arafat Mohamed; cygwin AT cygwin DOT com >Subject: Re: newbie qns > > >At 22:23 17-7-2001, Arafat Mohamed wrote: >>2) Why can't I get color syntaxing when I use rxvt? I can use >it fine in a >>normal cygwin shell > >Assuming you're talking about vi(m), make sure TERM=rxvt. >(For some reason, rxvt sets TERM=xterm.) > > - Michael > > >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/