Date: 25 Dec 2002 23:36:51 -0500 From: "Brandon S. Allbery " KF8NH <allbery@ece.cmu.edu> To: pjklist@ekahuna.com Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mergemaster editor problem Message-ID: <1040877411.6147.10.camel@rushlight.kf8nh.apk.net> In-Reply-To: <20021226032419599.AAA347@empty1.ekahuna.com@dyn205.ekahuna.com> References: <20021226023312875.AAA83@empty1.ekahuna.com@dyn205.ekahuna.com> <20021226032419599.AAA347@empty1.ekahuna.com@dyn205.ekahuna.com>
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On Wed, 2002-12-25 at 22:24, Philip J. Koenig wrote: > I know about the "script" command but according to the manpage: > > "Certain interactive commands, such as vi(1), create garbage in the > typescript file. The script utility works best with commands that > do not manipulate the screen." > > (Actually I don't mind garbage in the output logfile, as long as it > doesn't corrupt the rest of the file. I can just ignore or remove > that section.) That's all you need to do; since vi does direct cursor movement you'll likely have a handful of very long lines filled with escape sequences where the vi session is. If you really care about it, make sure $EDITOR is a line-mode editor instead. (Not that most people want to subject themselves to ed these days.... :) -- brandon s allbery [openafs/solaris/japh/freebsd] allbery@kf8nh.apk.net system administrator [linux/heimdal/too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu electrical and computer engineering KF8NH carnegie mellon university [better check the oblivious first -ke6sls] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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