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From: wd@samsa.pcs.com (wd)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Another bug in vi ?
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Date: 2 Oct 90 10:24:54 GMT
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If I define

	:map! #a foo

and type "#a" while in insert mode, my version of vi appends some
garbage after inserting "foo"  (usually it looks like "fooa", but
I have seen "fooli" and other garbage, too). This happens only if
the first character of the mapped pattern is a '#'.   It does not
depend on the rest of the pattern.

*  My vi reports "Version SVR3.1" on ":ve". Do other versions of
   vi have the same bug?

*  Is there an easy work around to get "#a" working?

*  Has anybody a solution for this problem (a bug fix)?


- Wolfgang

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