How can I activate Vim color schemes in OS X's Terminal?

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I'm working with the Vim 7.2 that comes with Mac OS 10.6.1 (Leopard), using the Mac's "Terminal" app. I'd like to use a fancy color scheme. I did this...

:syntax on

Then this...

:colorscheme slate

:colorscheme elflord

:colorscheme desert

etc...

Syntax highlighting is working, but I'm finding that regardless of the scheme I choose, the only colors displayed are the basic Red, Blue, Cyan, Gray, etc.

Is there a way to get the Terminal app to display a larger collection of colors to allow some more subtle schemes?

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6 Answers

You need to create file ~/.vimrc and add syntax on in that file

vi ~/.vimrc

syntax on

save the file and run your vim

user_27168080

Add "syntax on" to the file /usr/share/vim/vimrc and you'll get highlighting in your files every time you edit one.

# vi /usr/share/vim/vimrc

Add this line at the end of the file:

syntax on

Now you'll get highlighting when you edit whatever's file.

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