Question

I have a very simple and easy question, but I do not know how to do it. I am on a ubuntu machine, logged in via ssh. I want to edit my vim so that I dont have to keep typing :set number or :colorscheme elflord. I would like it to remember that information. When browsing around I found out that I need to change a .vimrc file, and that is supposedly located in my home directory, however it is not, and furthermore #locate .vimrc does not locate anything. Can any help me with finding where this file is and editing the above commands?

Answer 1

Create ~/.vimrc with the lines you want in it:

set number
colorscheme elflord

See :help vimrc and :help vimrc-intro for more information.