How to Change Colors and Themes in Vim on Linux

Vim is a text editor that we use very often in Linux. Vim is a free, open source text editor that performs much the same functions as many other text editors, such as Sublime and Notepad++. Vim can be executed in the command line or in the graphical interface.

There are many tutorials for Vim. In this article, we will mainly talk about how to change the color and theme of Vim.

Vim is not very friendly to beginners. But once you become proficient in using Vim, you will find that you can no longer live without Vim.

What is the Vim theme?

The so-called theme is essentially a color scheme, that is, a group of aesthetically pleasing color combinations that visually enhance the user experience. The Vim editor itself also comes with some ready-made color schemes.

However, it should be noted that the Vim color scheme described here is applied to the code. Specifically, it adds specific colors to some keywords in the code, not to the background color of the terminal.

To view the current Vim color scheme, enter the following command after entering the Vim operation interface:

:colorscheme

To see what default configurations are available, use the following command:

:colorscheme+space+Tab

In fact, just click the tab key multiple times after the space, switch to the color you want to set and press Enter to set it. There are many default color schemes, such as the basic ones are red, blue, black and gray, and the special ones are desert and so on.

Download your favorite color copy

What if you don't like the default theme? We can find a lot of great themes on Github, and many of them are also available through Vimcolors.com. Some of these themes change not only the code and syntax colors, but also the background colors.

After you find a theme you like, you can apply it to your Vim in the following ways.

1. First create a .vim directory:

$ mkdir ~/.vim

2. Then use the following command to clone the theme repository into your own .vim folder:

$ git clone <https://github.com/flazz/vim-colorschemes.git> ~/.vim

The addresses in angle brackets above may vary depending on the subject project.

3. Enter Vim operation mode and select the theme using the previous command:

:colorscheme+space+Tab

Alternatively, you can specify the topic directly without having to keep hitting the Tab key.

:colorscheme yourTheme

However, these two operations are not permanent. Once you close Vim, the theme will be automatically reset. If you need to set Vim's default theme to your favorite theme, you can run the following command:

$ echo 'colorscheme <desert>' >> ~/.vimrc

Choose a topic you like

Which theme you use is entirely a matter of personal preference, I personally like to use themes with brighter colors. Some people like dark themes, which is often the theme used for hackers in movies. Some people also like colorful themes.

If you are not sure which theme to choose, here are some recommended options for your reference.

fairy-garden

Ice Age

Melancholy bluewery

synthwave84

anderson

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