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From: joshi@motcid.UUCP (Abhay B. Joshi)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: A question on .exrc while using vi
Keywords: exrc vi
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Date: 4 Dec 90 00:42:51 GMT
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL
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I couldn't find a newsgroup for vi questions, hence this intrusion.

I have a simple text-file containing the following text (3 lines): 

	The goal:
	All I am trying to do is replace the 'the's by 'an's.
	That's all.

I set up a .exrc in the current directory which looks like (2 lines):
	:g/the/ s//an/g

Now I tried to do a 'vi text-file', I got a coredump! About 10 times.
Then I deleted the .exrc file and put the command in EXINIT.
I got a coredump again. (No coredump if neither .exrc nor EXINIT exists)

I don't think it's a memory problem. I use a SUN 4.0.3 with sunview with lots
of programs running at the same time. I tried the above in a no-other-program-
running mode too.

Any clues to the solution would be very welcome.

Abhay