In a specific context, typing :vsplit
does nothing.
Typing :split
still splits the screen horizontally. And if I open a new file e.g. vi foo.txt
then :vsplit
works.
EDIT: steps to reproduce
- Type
/bin/vi
on the command-line - Type
:vsplit
. For me, nothing happens.
(See answer below for more)
Context:
I am running this script:
> cat fix.sh
I=0
for D in 2*; do
vi ${D}/node_*;
cp ${D}/node_input.txt samples.txt${I}
cat ${D}/node_output.txt >> futen_output.txt
I=$((${I} + 1))
done
On this machine:
> uname -a
Linux h3.karst.uits.iu.edu 2.6.32-696.1.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 21 12:19:18 EDT 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
In case it helps, here's my .vimrc
:
set ai
set background=dark
set expandtab
set list
set listchars=trail:.
set nowrap
set nu
set ruler
set shiftwidth=2
set tabstop=2
set nohlsearch
syntax on
EDIT: more details about /bin/vi
After typing /bin/vi
, then typing :version
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Dec 12 2016 09:48:07)
Included patches: 1-207, 209-629
Modified by <bugzilla@redhat.com>
Compiled by <bugzilla@redhat.com>
Small version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl -cmdline_compl -diff -find_in_path -keymap -modify_fname +multi_byte -python3 -statusline -title -wildmenu
-arabic +cmdline_hist -digraphs -float -langmap -mouse -multi_lang -quickfix -sun_workshop -toolbar +windows
-autocmd -cmdline_info -dnd -folding -libcall -mouse_dec -mzscheme -reltime -syntax -user_commands +writebackup
-balloon_eval -comments -ebcdic -footer -linebreak -mouse_gpm -netbeans_intg -rightleft -tag_binary -vertsplit -X11
-browse -conceal -emacs_tags +fork() -lispindent -mouse_jsbterm -path_extra -ruby -tag_old_static -virtualedit -xfontset
+builtin_terms -cryptv -eval -gettext -listcmds -mouse_netterm -perl -scrollbind -tag_any_white +visual -xim
-byte_offset -cscope -ex_extra -hangul_input -localmap -mouse_sgr -persistent_undo -signs -tcl -visualextra -xsmp
-cindent -cursorbind -extra_search +iconv -lua -mouse_sysmouse -printer -smartindent +terminfo -viminfo -xterm_clipboard
-clientserver -cursorshape -farsi -insert_expand -menu -mouse_urxvt -profile -sniff -termresponse -vreplace -xterm_save
-clipboard -dialog -file_in_path +jumplist -mksession -mouse_xterm -python -startuptime -textobjects +wildignore -xpm
system vimrc file: "/etc/virc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
fall-back for $VIM: "/etc"
f-b for $VIMRUNTIME: "/usr/share/vim/vim74"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -U_FORTI
FY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lm -lselinux -ltinfo -lacl -lattr
After typing /bin/vi
, then :vsplit
, then :messages
:
Messages maintainer: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
vim -u NONE --noplugin
and (2) have a look for customised scripts in the list printed by:scriptnames
– grochmal May 16 '17 at 1:25el6
in the version string, and RHEL 6.8 has Vim 7.4 (patches 1-207,209-629), so not very old. (That's newer than Ubuntu 14.04's 7.4, patches 1-52.) – muru May 16 '17 at 5:19:split
always splits horizontally, and:vsplit
vertically. I am not sure I understand what exactly your problem is. Please give precise steps in Vim that reproduce the problem. – Christian Brabandt May 16 '17 at 5:48:scriptnames
prints nothing. @ChristianBrabandt my problem is that I type ":vsplit" and nothing happens. It does not split the screen vertically. Adding steps to reproduce above. – Ben Greenman May 16 '17 at 16:07-vertsplit
-- that version of Vim has been compiled without that feature. – Antony May 16 '17 at 16:47