Re: vi and vim
On 2010-08-11, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: On 8/11/2010 12:22 PM, Dave Robison wrote: Hello, At the risk of bringing down a cascade of derision, is there any way to use vi instead of vim in cygwin? I really prefer vi, but I can't seem to find a binary for it which isn't linked to one iteration or another of vim. If not, c'est la vie. Cygwin provides the vim package, which creates a link to 'vim-nox.exe' called 'vi'. Unless you set 'nocompatible' in your ~/.vimrc, you will get a vi-compatible version of vim. Actually, just the presence of ~/.vimrc will set 'nocompatible'. See :help compatible-default If you want a vi-compatible vim, name your rc file .exrc and not .vimrc. Regards, Gary -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
vi and vim
Hello, At the risk of bringing down a cascade of derision, is there any way to use vi instead of vim in cygwin? I really prefer vi, but I can't seem to find a binary for it which isn't linked to one iteration or another of vim. If not, c'est la vie. Thanks for your time, Dave -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: vi and vim
On 8/11/2010 12:22 PM, Dave Robison wrote: Hello, At the risk of bringing down a cascade of derision, is there any way to use vi instead of vim in cygwin? I really prefer vi, but I can't seem to find a binary for it which isn't linked to one iteration or another of vim. If not, c'est la vie. Cygwin provides the vim package, which creates a link to 'vim-nox.exe' called 'vi'. Unless you set 'nocompatible' in your ~/.vimrc, you will get a vi-compatible version of vim. vim is the only package in the Cygwin distribution providing 'vi'. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
