Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 18:03:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@alpha.yumyumyum.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vi editor behaving like a bad boy... Message-ID: <20020514180257.A39278-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> In-Reply-To: <20020514170943.GC5715@hades.hell.gr>
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lol, that I didn't know. Ken On Tue, 14 May 2002, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2002-05-14 09:49, Kenneth Culver wrote: > > Well, if linux vi is vim, then when he hits 'i' to insert, the > > bottom of the screen says -- INSERT -- but our standard vi > > doesn't... that's probably what threw him... > > If your ~/.exrc contains: > > set showmode > > the FreeBSD vi will do the right thing, and display the current mode > in the bottom right corner of the terminal window too :) > > -- > Giorgos Keramidas - http://www.FreeBSD.org > keramida@FreeBSD.org - The Power to Serve > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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