Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 02:31:15 -0800 From: Tani Hosokawa <unknown@riverstyx.net> To: Riaan Kruger <rk@nanoteq.co.za> Cc: "freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: vi and plus Message-ID: <19991125023115.A27320@riverstyx.net> In-Reply-To: <383CFFF5.669CBEF4@nanoteq.co.za>; from Riaan Kruger on Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 11:23:01AM %2B0200 References: <383CFFF5.669CBEF4@nanoteq.co.za>
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Sure.. vi -- +CONTENTS Works for me. Generally, you can use -- to specify the end of flags, ie. rm -- -filename normally rm would treat -filename as some kind of argment, like vi does with +. On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 11:23:01AM +0200, Riaan Kruger wrote: > Is it at all possible to edit a file with vi that start with a plus/"+", > for example +CONTENTS. The man page says the +whatever is used for some > kind of command. > > Riaan Kruger > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message -- --- tani hosokawa river styx internet To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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