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From: cat@tygra.UUCP (CAT-TALK Maint. Account)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: vi "TMP file too large" error
Keywords: vi memory
Message-ID: <1991Feb22.142239.16509@tygra.UUCP>
Date: 22 Feb 91 14:22:39 GMT
References: <jsrobins.667129377@galaxy.afit.af.mil> <1991Feb21.183218.8617@convex.com>
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In article <1991Feb21.183218.8617@convex.com> tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) writes:
"
"Thank AT&T.  Their vi, or at least some of its incarnations, has a
"filesize limit.  Get the real vi from BSD or Sun and the problem will go
"away.  If you can't do that, flame your vendor.
"
"--tom

Ditto SCO XENIX's vi (its probably a SYSV clone). It'll handle just under
500k before spitting out that message. We have ELVIS and STEVIE, but they
can't handle using TERMINFO instead of the error-riddled TERMCAP and the 
arrow keys don't work at 2400bps or lower.