Feb 16, 2026, 20:44

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:44:23 +0000
vim, nvi, xdg

nice! For nvi users, no patch needed just add to your shell profile:

export EXINIT='source ~/.config/nvi/nexrc'

EXINIT is the standard ex/vi init variable, works across nvi and traditional vi implementations.

Just make sure ~/.nexrc and ~/.exrc don't exist, otherwise nvi reads those first and ignores EXINIT. #Vim #nvi #XDG