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vim [filename] not opening file in Ubuntu bash

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I am attempting to open a c file using Vim in Ubuntu from the bash command line, but it's not opening.

I want to open the following file:

~/Documents/ex8.c

using the following command:

~/Documents$ vim ex8.c

I definitely installed Vim; however when I run the command it just displays the prompt again and doesn't give a hoot. BTW, I also tried Google, but I found nothing useful.

Being new to Linux, I might be doing something wrong; I appreciate any help in this matter.

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answered 2 Years ago etzelmortg · Accepted Answer

You might have something wrong in your ~/.vimrc, causing vim to quit when it starts. Try moving it to see if that helps.

mv ~/.vimrc ~/.vimrc.bak

You can also skip all initializations by using -u NONE

vim -u NONE ~/Documents/ex8.c

Documentation:

   -u {vimrc}  Use  the  commands in the file {vimrc} for initializations.  All the other initializations are skipped.  Use this to edit a special kind of files.

               It can also be used to skip all initializations by giving the name "NONE".  See ":help initialization" within vim for more details.