Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 09:49:59 -0400 From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org> To: Mahlon <mahlon-dated-1021792665.9bc4b3@martini.nu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vi editor behaving like a bad boy... Message-ID: <200205140949.59880.culverk@yumyumyum.org> In-Reply-To: <20020514001744.A1952@martini.nu> References: <20020514042119.2335.qmail@web13603.mail.yahoo.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020513231434.02cf9390@pop.wsonline.net> <20020514001744.A1952@martini.nu>
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On Tuesday 14 May 2002 03:17 am, you wrote: > Even in the Linux version of vi (which is just ViM, last I checked) 'i'= for > insert works as expected. It could be a problem with your terminal > settings, if you are using a wacky term program. > > Try settings your terminal to cons25, and fire up vi again. > > % set term=3Dcons25 Well, if linux vi is vim, then when he hits 'i' to insert, the bottom of = the=20 screen says -- INSERT -- but our standard vi doesn't... that's probably w= hat=20 threw him... Ken > > -Mahlon > > On Mon, May 13, 2002, RichardH wrote: > > Thought that, but been awhile since I ran any linux except slack whic= h > > runs VI as UNIX does (I think slackware7.1 does at least), did not wa= nt > > to piss off a convert. Did not realize Linux (RedHat, SuSe, etc.) VI = was > > diff. In Slack it seemed to be regular VI, might be wrong on that. I = do > > have a basic UNIX VI tute on my site at www.storm2k.com, think it's f= rom > > Purdue, just a link (Thx to Purdue UNIV) but very comprehensive VI tu= te. > > Mahlon E. Smith jabber id: mahlon@chat.martini= =2Enu > http://www.martini.nu/ get pgp key: mahlon-pgp@martini= =2Enu > .......................................................................= =2E.. > overlarge underplug afterburn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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