Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 00:17:44 -0700 From: Mahlon <mahlon-dated-1021792665.9bc4b3@martini.nu> To: RichardH <richardh@wsonline.net> Cc: Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org>, Roberto Armenteros <rarmente@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vi editor behaving like a bad boy... Message-ID: <20020514001744.A1952@martini.nu> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020513231434.02cf9390@pop.wsonline.net> References: <20020514042119.2335.qmail@web13603.mail.yahoo.com> <20020514042119.2335.qmail@web13603.mail.yahoo.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020513231434.02cf9390@pop.wsonline.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Even in the Linux version of vi (which is just ViM, last I checked) 'i' for insert works as expected. It could be a problem with your terminal settings, if you are using a wacky term program. Try settings your terminal to cons25, and fire up vi again. % set term=cons25 -Mahlon On Mon, May 13, 2002, RichardH wrote: > Thought that, but been awhile since I ran any linux except slack which runs > VI as UNIX does (I think slackware7.1 does at least), did not want to piss > off a convert. Did not realize Linux (RedHat, SuSe, etc.) VI was diff. In > Slack it seemed to be regular VI, might be wrong on that. I do have a basic > UNIX VI tute on my site at www.storm2k.com, think it's from Purdue, just a > link (Thx to Purdue UNIV) but very comprehensive VI tute. Mahlon E. Smith jabber id: mahlon@chat.martini.nu http://www.martini.nu/ get pgp key: mahlon-pgp@martini.nu .......................................................................... overlarge underplug afterburn [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQE84LoYwL5r+zYGsmcRAlRXAKCNis9Acc4a5xAfS1ndjD53cE5rLgCgpNYr bKbvDqwycLWp2+9CazBhk5M= =JsAb -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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