Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:04:00 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 241985] ex(1)/vi(1)/view(1) man page mentions broken options and refers to invalid section Message-ID: <bug-241985-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D241985 Bug ID: 241985 Summary: ex(1)/vi(1)/view(1) man page mentions broken options and refers to invalid section Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: Manual Pages Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: freebsd@tim.thechases.com CC: doc@FreeBSD.org 1) The current man page lists a "-w size" flag to set the window size ex [-FRrSsv] [-c cmd] [-t tag] [-w size] [file ...] vi=C2=A0 [-eFRrS] [-c cmd] [-t tag] [-w size] [file ...] view [-eFrS] [-c cmd] [-t tag] [-w size] [file ...] However attempting to invoke ex/vi/view with "-w $SIZE" gives an error mess= age: $ vi -w 10 a.txt b.txt set: no 23 option: 'set all' gives all option values (same with invoking as ex or view) As best I can tell, either the "-w" opt= ion doesn't work, has side-effects, or is improperly documented. I suspect that the solution is to just remove the references to the "-w size" option. 2) Under the ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS section's SIGWINCH, the reader is referred= to the "vi/ex reference manual section Sizing the Screen" but AFAICT, either t= here is no vi/ex reference manual (if it's referring to an external document) or= if that document is the self-same man-page, there is no "Sizing the Screen" section. I'm not sure whether the proper resolution is to add a Sizing the Screen section to the current man-page, or to remove that cross-reference. = Or, if it is an external document, providing details on the file-path to the "reference manual". --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.=
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