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In GVIM for Windows I know you are supposed to be able to add something to the $VIM/_vimrc file in order to customize the start up and I have managed how to figure out a few neat tricks with that but I can't figure out how to change the default color settings. Right now every time I start vim i have to type 

:colo pablo

before I can do any work (black on white bothers me when coding in anything but Java). I feel lie this is 12 extra keystrokes I shouldn't have to be making every time I start vim. Is there a way I can have vim start using this setting by default?

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Add

colorscheme pablo

to your _vimrc file.

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Thanks for responding so quickly. I couldn't find it anywhere in the help documents but maybe I wasn't looking hard enough this is a huge burden of my OCD mind. – faceless1_14 Aug 20 '09 at 14:44
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nagnatron's answer is right, but if you need a little more information ...

"A Byte of Vim" is a book which aims to help you to learn how to use the Vim editor, even if all you know is how to use the computer keyboard.

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Generally it is best to add to an existing answer as a comment rahter than as a separate answer. – EBGreen Aug 20 '09 at 14:38
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Wow this is one of the most useful links I've seen in a while thanks. – faceless1_14 Aug 20 '09 at 14:46
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