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From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: redisplay screen after editor exits
Message-ID: <23456:Oct1019:27:5090@kramden.acf.nyu.edu>
Date: 10 Oct 90 19:27:50 GMT
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In article <3243@idunno.Princeton.EDU> pfalstad@bathe.Princeton.EDU (Paul John Falstad) writes:
> In article <14887@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt0178a@prism.gatech.EDU (BURNS) writes:
> > in article <QYV%WC#@rpi.edu>, fitz@mml0.meche.rpi.edu (Brian Fitzgerald) says:
    [ how to get ``termcap end'' to redisplay old screen on tty? ]
    [ it works on SunView ]
> > Actually, I find that "feature" rather annoying.
> So do I,

Yes, and I find it annoying that vi clears the screen before pulling up
a file. But this outpouring of annoyance has nothing to do with the
question.

How about just putting vi, less, more, or whatever on a separate screen?
This shouldn't be too hard to automate, and it'll have the effect you
want.

---Dan