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- From: nhc@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (n.h.chandler)
- Subject: Re: getting "bogus do_no_page"; strange vi behavior
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 02:06:33 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.020633.9687@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- Summary: vi
- References: <1992Aug31.145123.20915@novell.com> <1992Aug31.195805.16530@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
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- In article <1992Aug31.195805.16530@klaava.Helsinki.FI>, torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) writes:
- > In article <1992Aug31.145123.20915@novell.com> bboerner@novdpd.uucp (Brendan B. Boerner) writes:
- > > stuff deleted ...
- >
- > >Also, after upgrading to 0.97, I noticed that vi has been acting
- > >funny. While inserting into a line, it starts adding spaces. Using ^L
- > >will redraw the screen and show that the spaces really don't exist.
- >
- > I think this is due to an incorrect /etc/termcap: the correct fix is
- > naturally just to dump 'vi' and start using some emacs-like editor :-)
- ^^^^^^^^^
- > If that isn't possible, try getting a new termcap from a newer rootdisk,
- > and the problem should hopefully disappear.
- >
- > Linus
-
- "Dump 'vi'? Are you kidding????!!
-
- Neville
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