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From: frankb@usource.UUCP (Frank Bicknell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: tmp file too large
Summary: vi and large files
Keywords: xenix
Message-ID: <170@usource.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 89 15:19:08 GMT
References: <798@sagepub.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
Organization: UniSource, Inc., Sarasota, FL
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In article <798@sagepub.UUCP>, dfm@sagepub.UUCP (David F. McCune) writes:
> I recently re-installed xenix 2.3.1 after a disk failure.
> The only change I made during installation was to decrease
> the size of the swap area a bit.  When I now try to edit
> large files with vi, I am told "tmp file too large" and the
> file is truncated.  I am sure that a week ago, before the
> reinstall, I was able to edit these files.  Any ideas would
> be much appreciated.  Thanks! 

I had the same problem when I installed the crypt utilities for
our 2.2* system.  I picked vi off the original disk and kept the
crypt version around here somewhere under a different name (I
never use it anyway).

I don't recall having that problem when I installed 2.3.1, but
the same fix might work for you.  vi is linked to 40-11 different
names, but if you just copy off one of the files onto vi it
should do the trick.
-- 
Frank Bicknell; 1405 Main St, Ste 709; Sarasota, FL 34236-5701
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