.vimrc file does not apply after restarting

Question

I am new to vim, and I want to set the default color theme to obsidian2 (I have already put it into /colors).

In the normal mode, I enter :e $MYVIMRC to open the .vimrc file.

Then I add :colorscheme obsidian2 into the .vimrc file.

After restarting vim, the default color theme does not change.

Any suggestions please?

Edit: I am using MacVim. I also tried setting the $MYGVIMRC , but it doesn't help.

Answer 1

If you add :colorscheme obsidian2 , you just change the scheme temporarily. If you want to change scheme permanently, add config like this in your vimrc file:

set background=dark
colorscheme obsidian2

then reload vimrc.

Answer 2

If you instert :colorscheme obsidian2 to .vimrc file, it's wrong.

You should remove : character like: colorscheme obsidian2 and restart vim or run :source %