[lug] vi question

Scott Rohling scott.rohling at gmail.com
Fri Aug 15 12:32:12 MDT 2008


Tell him/her to try 'vim' instead ...  I have the same issue with vi on some
distros..

Scott

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Gary Hodges <Gary.Hodges at noaa.gov> wrote:

> We've just made some computing changes here and a colleague is reporting
> that vi is no longer working as expected.  I know little about vi, so I come
> here seeking answers.
>
> Previously my colleague could enter into the replace mode (Shift-R) and
> then use the arrow keys to move around and replace text.  Now the arrow keys
> produce a letter (A,B,C or D) depending on the key, each on a new line.
>
> Gary
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