Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 11:09:58 -0400 (EDT) From: User Ipt Ian Patrick Thomas <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> To: jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org (j mckitrick) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: looked EVERYWHERE, can't find nvi screen answer Message-ID: <200105261510.LAA87347@scarlet.my.domain> In-Reply-To: <20010525213028.A27561@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> from j mckitrick at "May 25, 2001 09:30:28 pm"
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I know vim has this ability. You can have multiple windows open with different files on one vt, very handy. As for how to get nvi to do this, I've also looked in the docs and its not there, but I think I remember reading how to on this list sometime ago. Maybe check geocrawler. Ian As told by, j mckitrick > > 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? > > jcm > -- > "I drank WHAT ?!" - Socrates > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Have blue screens given you the blues, go to www.freebsd.org for the cure. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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