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From: glennrp@BRL.MIL (Glenn Randers-Pehrson, TBD|WMB)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re:  Problems with VI etc.
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Date: 11 Apr 91 12:26:28 GMT
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 > From: cbas25@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
 > Subject: Problems with VI etc.
 > 
 > ex
 > Funny thing number 1:- 
 > the VI editor.  Every so often, when I end an 'Insert' or 'Append' command
 > the latest insert text repeats one or more times.

	You probably typed a number before you typed "i".  Former "ex"
users do this all the time.

1000itext<esc>

will insert "text" 1000 times at the cursor position, instead of once at
line 1000.

 > Funny thing number 3:-  On my other machine, which is not connected 
 > to the network, I periodically see the message:-
 > 
 >                      ec0: Transmit: No carrier

Your ethernet is probably unplugged.

...Glenn R-P