I use the terminal to vim into existing and new programs. I hate the fact that at all times I need to kick in <code>:syntax on</code> on the command line to make the syntax all colorful. Does anyone have a recipe for how I can make sure my terminal always kicks in with colorful syntax ?

Put <code>syntax on</code> in your <code>~/.vimrc</code> file.

Add <code>syntax on</code> to your <code>~/.vimrc</code>. See <code>:help initialization</code>.

Permanent syntax on switch for Vim over OS X Terminal

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I use the terminal to vim into existing and new programs. I hate the fact that at all times I need to kick in :syntax on on the command line to make the syntax all colorful. Does anyone have a recipe for how I can make sure my terminal always kicks in with colorful syntax ?