Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 18:12:17 -0400 From: Michael Dungan <vega@res142a-008.rh.rit.edu> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: looked EVERYWHERE, can't find nvi screen answer Message-ID: <20010525181217.A50663@rit.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010525213028.A27561@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Fri, May 25, 2001 at 09:30:28PM %2B0100 References: <20010525213028.A27561@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 09:30:28PM +0100, j mckitrick wrote: > > I heard you can gave background and foreground screens in (n)vi. When i try > bg, it tells me i cannot background my only screen. God only knows i have > read the usages and man pages about a dozen times, searching for how to > create a new screen. Can someone point me in the right direction? Well, you can start editing a file, then open another from within vi with :e newfile, then you are able to switch between the two with C-6 (that's control-6). Is that what you mean? > > jcm > -- > "I drank WHAT ?!" - Socrates > mpd -- ___________________________________________________________ "THE ITALIANS! THAT MEANS THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR! BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION, LET US CONSULT DIRECTLY THE HEADS OF STATE OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND THE ITALIAN. PERHAPS WE SHOULD ALSO ALERT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL." - Little Girl from "POKEY AND THE TRAIN" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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