From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 15 21:45:15 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68108106566C for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:45:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@ethic.thought.org) Received: from ethic.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 234958FC15 for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:45:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ethic.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ethic.thought.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id pBFLKI5L061423; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:20:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@ethic.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by ethic.thought.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id pBFLKI4h061422; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:20:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:20:18 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Victor Sudakov Message-ID: <20111215212018.GA61355@thought.org> References: <20111215004227.GA9075@thought.org> <201112150111.pBF1BKuB022106@mail.r-bonomi.com> <20111215033334.GA10875@thought.org> <20111215161245.GA72313@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20111215161245.GA72313@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. Of_Interest: With 25 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=3.9 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on ethic.thought.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: opening vim with a flag: ready to write? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:45:15 -0000 On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 11:12:45PM +0700, Victor Sudakov wrote: > Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:12:45 +0700 > From: Victor Sudakov > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: opening vim with a flag: ready to write? > > Gary Kline wrote: > > > > is the a way of starting off vim or gvim and be able to type into > > > > the editor _without_ first typing: > > > > > > > > a,i,o,O,I,A, or any other character? > > I use all the time: > $ echo $SVN_EDITOR > vim -c startinsert > > -- > Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN > sip:sudakov@sibptus.tomsk.ru this works for gvim too, although gvim takes awhile to fork. I'll try kate in vi-mode. thanks much. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix The 7.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php http://journey.thought.org server ethic