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From: gew@dnlunx.UUCP (Weijers G.A.H.)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: YAVB - yet another VI bug
Message-ID: <278@dnlunx.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Oct-87 05:28:36 EDT
Article-I.D.: dnlunx.278
Posted: Mon Oct 12 05:28:36 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 14-Oct-87 05:20:56 EDT
References: <270@astra.necisa.oz>
Organization: Dr Neher Laboratory (PTT)
Lines: 11
Summary: vi: map!ping the tab char.

In article <270@astra.necisa.oz>, dave@astra.necisa.oz (Dave Horsfall) writes:
> One would think that TAB could be mapped into ^T with "map! ^V^I ^V^T",
> but no - it says "Missing rhs".  Obviously, the ^V does not escape white
> space.

use map ^V^V^I <something> (don't ask why). This works on Ultrix V1.2 vi.
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