Normal mode
How to turn on syntax highlighting for your current session
:syntax on
.vimrc configuration
How to default syntax to “on” for all vim sessions
Remember to always back up your config files, simply add this to your .vimrc
syntax on
Try different colors
How to cycle through available color schemes for your current session
:colorscheme <Tab>
:colo <Tab> for short
How to change your default color scheme
If you want to change the syntax highlighting colors of your vim setup, the simplest way is to select a preloaded color scheme.
On Mac, your vim files are likely in /usr/share/vim/vim<version_number>/, with your version number being unique to your setup.
How to list your available color schemes:
ls /usr/share/vim/vim<version_number
These are my available colors:
Try a bunch of these colors and find the one you like.
How to set your color scheme
Add this to your ~/.vimrc
colorscheme darkblue
Thats it! See more at the docs