title: Vim not showing colors
link: http://jj.isgeek.net/2011/03/vim-not-showing-colors/
author: Jj
description: 
post_id: 638
date: 2011/03/03 14:32:01
created_gmt: 2011/03/03 19:32:01
comment_status: open
slug: vim-not-showing-colors

This is what you need, add it to your ~/.profile or any file that loads at your shell start up. 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    export TERM=xterm-color vim
    
    
    
    
    

Make syre to have `syntax on` in your ~/.vimrc