Vim not restoring screen contents on Debian?
- by peu ping
I always thought Vim restored the previous contents of the screen upon closing. This allows me to remember what commands I was typing previously and what I wanted to do next.
Recently I've been using Debian 6 and Ubuntu (CLIs only) in a VM for a development project and I've been extremely annoyed with how Vim is operating. After I close the file its contents stay on the screen making me second guess whether I'm still in Vim or not, and having to use history to find out what I typed previously.
I've been unable to find any solution. Using tput smcup and rmcup for instance does absolutely nothing.