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From: sja2@cbnewsd.att.com (Steve Alesch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: vi can't handle ":! cmd %"
Summary: it's a ksh/vi incompatability
	 try setting shell=/bin/sh in vi first
Keywords: vi compile
Message-ID: <1990Dec10.052707.4621@cbnewsd.att.com>
Date: 10 Dec 90 05:27:07 GMT
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I have the following vi macros set-up:

	map ^K :se shell=/m1/exptools/bin/ksh^M
	map ^B :se shell=/bin/sh^M
	map ^P ^B:!chmod +x %^M ^K

^P will switch to bourne shell, execute a ``:!chmod +x %'' properly,
and then switch back to korn shell.
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Steve Alesch, AT&T Bell Labs, ...!att!ihlpm!sja, (708)713-4188