There was a question about whether or not this error prevents non- interactive vim from working, the answer is no.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ view /var/log/syslog E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim Press ENTER or type command to continue ubuntu@ubuntu:/tmp$ cat junk.txt abc ubuntu@ubuntu:/tmp$ vi -c "%s/abc/ABC" -c ":xa" junk.txt ubuntu@ubuntu:/tmp$ cat junk.txt ABC -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1968912 Title: vim.tiny reports 'E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim' on execution in default install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/1968912/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
