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When I load up vim inside tmux there is a background color behind all text as so:
If I load it up not in tmux I get the following:
I want it to be like image 2, I can not understand why tmux is interfering?
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marked as duplicate by nobe4, EvergreenTree, vappolinario, Karl Yngve Lervåg, kenorb Apr 14 '16 at 11:26
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There are lots of questions and answers of this kind. Have you done a simple search before asking a question? :) – tamlok Apr 10 '16 at 0:41
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Add this line to your tmux.conf file
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
Add the line below to you shells rc file in my case its my .zshrc
if [[ $TERM == xterm ]]; then TERM=xterm-256color; fi
Add the line below to your .vimrc
set t_Co=256
The above configuration works for me, but if this fails try to follow this link for another methor to fix Fixing Vim's Background Color
answered Mar 31 '16 at 23:18
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No luck, is there anything special I need to do to enable .tmux.conf in tmux? – Otis Wright Mar 31 '16 at 23:56
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I have modified the answer. try again @OtisWright let me know if it fails. – Franklin Byaruhanga Apr 1 '16 at 0:00
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@OtisWright give me more details about your shell and os you are using to run tmux and vim. – Franklin Byaruhanga Apr 1 '16 at 0:02
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Hey @byaruhaf I am using oh-my-zsh tmux and vim I am currently getting this error with those settings:
/home/otis/.zshrc:4: parse error near]]'` – Otis Wright Apr 1 '16 at 0:15 -
Hey @OtisWright can you post your .zshrc on a gist or any public paste site. – Franklin Byaruhanga Apr 1 '16 at 0:23
