i realize this is a bit off-topic, but i figure this is the best place to get the expertise.
i was poking around in someone else's .exrc file of vi settings -- specifically, perl guru tom christiansen's .exrc which is available for the world to see at www.perl.com, where he has all sorts of cool maps and macros. specifically, i was looking at his collection of map! settings, which represent sequences of text or editing command available while in input mode in vi. when i edited his .exrc file, here's how a small subset of those map! settings are displayed: map! ^Z ^[:stop^M map! ^V^[OA ^V^[ka map! ^V^[OB ^V^[ja and so on. i'm puzzled about the plethora of ^V characters i see displayed. i realize that ^V is used when i'm *creating* such a file, so that i can literally add characters such as a CR, the ESC key and so on. when i tested creating my own small .exrc, i used ^V to add those special characters, but when i edit my own .exrc, i don't see all of the ^V characters, and i don't expect to, since they were used only to facilitate the insertion of *other* characters. so my question is, is there a reason tom might have all of these ^V's embedded in his .exrc file -- some subtle variation of which i am unaware. my .exrc seems to work fine the way i've built it. anyone have any hints? rday _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
