Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!midway!gargoyle!igloo!ddsw1!olsa99!frcs!paul From: paul@frcs.UUCP (Paul Nash) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: SECURITY BUG IN INTERACTIVE UNIX SYSV386 Message-ID: <387@frcs.UUCP> Date: 19 Feb 91 21:04:22 GMT References: <1991Feb15.161201.18164@nstar.rn.com> <1991Feb16.162814.13117@unixland.uucp> <1991Feb16.211133.2401@kithrup.COM> Organization: Free Range Computer Systems CC Lines: 17 Thus spake sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan): > In article <1991Feb16.162814.13117@unixland.uucp> bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) writes: > >This is a good question (for those of us who don't know) -- how does > >one edit binaries in Unix? Is there a utility like Norton out there > >(yes, I know Norton is available for ISC, but I'm running Esix). > > I always use emacs for that purpose. It's quite handy at some things... For those with limited disk space (and a shortage of META-keys), try xvi. It does most of the vi commands, and is small (87 kb source, 71 kb binary on Unix/386) ---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=--- Paul Nash Free Range Computer Systems cc paul@frcs.UUCP ...!uunet!m2xenix!frcs!paul