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From: wcs@ho95e.UUCP (#Bill.Stewart.2G202.x0705)
Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd,net.bugs.usg
Subject: Re: Vi trashes file buffer when 'p'uting on long lines
Message-ID: <414@ho95e.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 21:20:09 EST
Article-I.D.: ho95e.414
Posted: Mon Jan 13 21:20:09 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jan-86 00:28:21 EST
References: <428@hoptoad.uucp>
Reply-To: wcs@ho95e.UUCP (Bill Stewart 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs HO 2G202)
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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Keywords: vi editor warpmargin
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In article <428@hoptoad.uucp> hugh@well.UUCP (Hugh Daniel) writes:
>
>Program: vi
>Severity:minor
>Releases:  Sun 3.0 Pilot, Eakens 4.2BSD (Vax 11/750)
More to the point, were all of these vi version 3.7?  3.7 is the
standard version with 4.[12]BSD and System V Release 1 (for most
machines); System V Rel 2 on the AT&T 3B20, Vaxen, and 3B2 has vi
version 3.9, which still has the bug.

>Description:
>  In vi with the varible wrapmargin set to anything there is a bug with 'p'ing 
>long lines.  Most of the 'p'uted line is installed correctly, but the end 
>gets trashed and some lines after it get trashed.  Also the user gets left
>in input mode.  I have tested this on two differnt terminals (Ann Arbor Guru,
>Sun(shelltool)).
>
>Repeat-By:
>  Set your wrapmargin to 3.  On the line that starts "SRCS" go to the
>word 'main' and give the command 'D', now give the command 'p'.
>#
>SRCS= main.c config.c questions.c locks.c valadate.c report.c login.c input.c crap.c
-- 
# Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs 2G-202, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs