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This tip is actually for vim 6.1. To turn on syntax coloring in Mac OS X enter the following commands, or place them in your $HOME/.vimrc file.
 
 
 
 
:set term=builtin_beos-ansi
 
 
:syntax on
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Some versions of Mac OS X don't have syntax highlighting support in terminal Vim with default settings.
   
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If you don't have syntax highlighting in any Vim, first make sure something like this is in your .[[vimrc]]:
== Comments ==
 
Note that this is only an issue for vim in a Terminal window, not for the
 
GUI version, and that it will only work if support for beos-ansi is compiled in.
 
For pre-compiled versions for Mac OS X, see
 
 
http://vim.sourceforge.net/download.php#mac
 
 
There are some further OS X FAQ's on my page,
 
   
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<pre>
http://homepage.mac.com/fisherbb/index.html
 
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filetype plugin indent on
 
syntax on
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</pre>
   
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If you have that, and still don't get syntax highlighting in Vim running in a terminal (i.e. not a GUI like MacVim), you may need to inform Vim how to handle the terminal.
--Benji Fisher
 
   
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Something like this is needed, prior to the <code>syntax on</code> command in your .vimrc:
benji--AT--member.AMS.org
 
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<pre>
, July 12, 2002 10:44
 
 
set term=builtin_beos-ansi
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</pre>
On my installation (MacOS X 10.2.8), the term type was builtin_ansi. I added these to my .vimrc and all was well.
 
   
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Others (on "Mountain Lion") reported success with this instead:
Even the INSERT indicator now works as it does on my Linux systems.
 
   
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<pre>
James
 
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set term=builtin_ansi
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</pre>When using iTerm 2, you can simply do:
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set term=xterm-256color
   
 
==Comments==
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The following worked great on OSX 10.10.3 Yoesmite. I tested it with .py, .html and .php. Thanks!<blockquote>filetype plugin indent on</blockquote><blockquote>syntax on</blockquote>set term=builtin_ansi Worked like a charm on OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Thanks.
   
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set term=xterm also works on OS X 10.9 Mavericks
james--AT--keeline.com
 
, May 16, 2004 12:38
 
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The ':syntax on' command works just fine for termtype 'xterm-color', at least under Panther.
 
   
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<span>set term=builtin_beos-ansi worked like a charm in OS X 1</span>0.10.3 Yosemite. Thanks!
mark.musante--AT--gmail.com
 
, June 30, 2004 9:50
 
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'syntax enable' also works fine :)
 
   
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Disclaimer: 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. term=xterm has this key behave as expected.
steije--AT--spam.la
 
, August 14, 2005 14:23
 
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created July 11, 2002 · complexity basic · author Mario Martinez · version 6.0


Some versions of Mac OS X don't have syntax highlighting support in terminal Vim with default settings.

If you don't have syntax highlighting in any Vim, first make sure something like this is in your .vimrc:

filetype plugin indent on
syntax on

If you have that, and still don't get syntax highlighting in Vim running in a terminal (i.e. not a GUI like MacVim), you may need to inform Vim how to handle the terminal.

Something like this is needed, prior to the syntax on command in your .vimrc:

set term=builtin_beos-ansi

Others (on "Mountain Lion") reported success with this instead:

set term=builtin_ansi

When using iTerm 2, you can simply do:

set term=xterm-256color

Comments

The following worked great on OSX 10.10.3 Yoesmite. I tested it with .py, .html and .php. Thanks!

filetype plugin indent on

syntax on

set term=builtin_ansi Worked like a charm on OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Thanks.

set term=xterm also works on OS X 10.9 Mavericks

set term=builtin_beos-ansi worked like a charm in OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite. Thanks!

Disclaimer: 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. term=xterm has this key behave as expected.