Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:52:30 +0100 From: "J. Wunsch" <j@ida.interface-business.de> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Cc: bostic@cs.berkeley.edu Subject: bin/743: vi cannot edit a file where the name starts with + Message-ID: <199509270952.KAA14881@ida.interface-business.de> Resent-Message-ID: <199509271020.DAA26831@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 743 >Category: bin >Synopsis: vi cannot edit a file where the name starts with + >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Sep 27 03:20:02 PDT 1995 >Last-Modified: >Originator: J. Wunsch >Organization: interface business GmbH, Dresden >Release: FreeBSD 2.0-BUILT-19950603 i386 (actually 2.0.5R) >Environment: FreeBSD 2.0.5R >Description: vi cannot edit a file that's name is starting with a plus sign. >How-To-Repeat: touch +foo vi +foo ~ ... ~ /tmp/vi.014780: new file: line 1; The foo command is unknown. :e +foo yields the same. >Fix: Prepending a directory component (e.g. "./") works around the problem. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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