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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
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