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From: dalessio@motcid.UUCP (Mario D'Alessio)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: vi insert mode.
Message-ID: <6141@feldspar23.UUCP>
Date: 5 Apr 91 18:33:17 GMT
References: <3752@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM>
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL
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johnb@barfly.corp.sun.com (John Benninghoff) writes:

>Is it possible to start vi in insert mode?  vi '+i' didn't work.

>-- 

>John Benninghoff
>Sun Microsystems

I believe you can put a line with just "i" on it at the end
of your .exrc file.


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