Peter wrote:
>Seems odd it would not have a switch though? Seems preferable to have a
>-c i.e. vim -c prog.pl or something along those lines so one can have
>it on or off with ease. My $.02 worth :-)
>
You can do
vim -c 'syntax off' <file>
Which is a bit much to type every time, but you could create a script or
alias to do it for you.