how to change background and colors of vim with vimrc plugin?

Question

I have a problem using Vim colorschemes. I've downloaded and installed this plugin but I don't know how to make my choice permanent.

Could you tell me how to do it?

Here is a part of my .vimrc config file:

set nocompatible        " not compatible with the old-fashion vi mode
set bs=2                " allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
set history=50          " keep 50 lines of command line history
set ruler               " show the cursor position all the time
set autoread            " auto read when file is changed from outside
set number              " setting number always 
set showcmd             " display an incomplete command 
set background=wombat256     " or light 

I've chosen wombat256 but it doesn't work.

Answer 1

Change this line:

set background=wombat256     " or light 

to

colorscheme wombat256

And don't pass a great opportunity to read the documentation: :help 'background' and :help colorscheme .