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From: ruhtra@turing.toronto.edu (Arthur Tateishi)
Subject: Re: showmode required for vi
Message-ID: <1990Jul26.001745.11301@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
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Date: 26 Jul 90 04:17:45 GMT
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>From: QQ11@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK
>My question is: Has anyone implemented a 'set showmode' facility?
>Thanks.
I noticed that the vi in new SunOS4.1 has the showmode facility.

Now, can someone tell me why they chose the abbreviation 'smd' for it?

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