Hi all... I tried this but it didn't work. I got this error: Can't open file /usr/share/vim/syntax/syntax.vim where can I find syntax.vim? why doesn't debian install it? I am running the version of vim that is part of the Debian 2.2r3 Stable release. thanks! xucaen ----- Forwarded message from Xucaen <xucaen@yahoo.com> ----- But you get it to work by putting this into your ~/.vimrc and starting vim by typing 'vim'. Not vi: syntax on ----- End forwarded message -----