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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!decwrl!waikato.ac.nz!comp.vuw.ac.nz!ferrari.datamark.co.nz!david
  2. Newsgroups: comp.editors
  3. Subject: Re: VI - finding lines longer than 80 characters
  4. Message-ID: <1992Nov23.003650.18234@datamark.co.nz>
  5. From: david@datamark.co.nz (David Rowland)
  6. Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 00:36:50 GMT
  7. References: <#nz10s#@rpi.edu> <1992Nov20.084842@gruc19.nor.chevron.com> <1992Nov22.194628.17508@prl.dec.com>
  8. Organization: Datamark International Ltd.
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  11. In article <1992Nov22.194628.17508@prl.dec.com> boyd@prl.dec.com (Boyd Roberts) writes:
  12. >I thought this was one well known feature of vi.  Lines over 80 chars
  13. >usually screw your screen up -- no searching necessary...
  14. >
  15. >
  16. >Boyd Roberts            boyd@prl.dec.com
  17. >
  18.  
  19. FLAME WAR ALERT * FLAME WAR ALERT * FLAME WAR ALERT  :-)
  20.  
  21. Seriously, if vi screws you screen up, there must be some sort of
  22. configuration problem with your terminal.  Call the help desk.
  23. -- 
  24. | David Rowland       | The British are using New Zealanders.  They must |
  25. | Datamark Intl Ltd   | really mean business !                           |
  26. | Wellington          |      -  General Rommel During Northern African   |
  27. | NEW ZEALAND         |         Campaign WWII.                           |
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