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From: bhoughto@hopi.intel.com (Blair P. Houghton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: .exinit file in VI
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Date: 19 Feb 91 07:01:50 GMT
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In article <1991Feb18.153009.21006@zip.eecs.umich.edu> bguthy@amazon.eecs.umich.edu (Bala S. Guthy) writes:
>Hello Netlanders, I have a simple question about vi, hope
>there is a simple answer. How do I make read my .exinit file
>in the $HOME directory?  I currently a make a copy of it into
>all my subdirectories. Thank you 

Try

	mv $HOME/.exinit $HOME/.exrc

:-)

EXINIT is the name of the environment variable for
initializing vi(1) (and ex(1)).  If you're using a .exrc
file, you should not set or use EXINIT.

Go ahead and remove all those .exinit files...

				--Blair
				  "Huh?"