open vim with syntax off

[Mark Widdicombe]

On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 15:47 -0600, Linda wrote:
> Is there a way to make vi open with syntax off by default
> instead of with syntax on?
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Yes.  Add the line:

syntax off

to your .vimrc file.

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