Turning off color in vi

The vi editor on Linux (which is actually vim) defaults to using displaying text in different colors to denote syntax. Sometimes this is nice, as it helps you spot missing braces and such. However, I often find it distracting or difficult to read (particularly cyan), so I just turn it off.

:syn off

This can be set in your .virc or .vimrc file so it's always off.

04/15/2005