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  1. DrJuanNadie

    ex/vi/nvi editor: .exrc file (config file) advanced topics (undocumented?): Adding comments, escaping the pipe, mapping key combinations

    This config file is usually located in your home directory: /home/user_name/.exrc Let's use my actual .exrc file for reference: Comments: Any line that begins with a double quote (or blank spaces + double quote) is treated as a comment. Escaping command separators (pipes '|'): The command...
  2. V

    Solved vi (nvi) :esc

    I didn't find the answer, so must post there. I use vi (nvi-2.1.3) which is in a base and I found confusion. If I print colon ( : ) and then press Esc then some window (buffer) opens in a bottom of vi editor. There is no such thing in vi 1.79, but is only in nvi2. . I later realized that whis...
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