$VIMRC over .vimrc ?

Christopher <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:38:51 -0700 (PDT)
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When initializing Vim it searches first for $MYVIMRC, although that file 
doesn't exist in my case so it immediately goes to .vimrc. I'm reading the 
documentation on how to create this $VIMRC file as so that it's read first, 
rather then the .vimrc file ?

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When initializing Vim it searches first for $MYVIMRC, although that file do=
esn't exist in my case so it immediately goes to .vimrc. I'm reading the do=
cumentation on how to create this $VIMRC file as so that it's read first, r=
ather then the .vimrc file ?

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