Try creating /usr/local/share/vim/vimrc with the following:
set nomodeline
set nocompatible
Patrick
On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Drew Tomlinson
<drew@mykitchentable.net> wrote:
> I'm experiencing an annoying problem with vim on FBSD 8 that I don't have on
> FBSD 7. Whenever I start vim, if I press the down arrow as the first key,
> it deletes the first line of my file and enters insert mode. All the other
> keys work fine and even the down arrow works fine after the first press.
>
> I've searched for help but haven't turned up anything relevant. Any ideas
> on what I can check?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
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