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From: jeffd@norge.SGI.COM (Jeff Doughty)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Huge temp files with vi
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Date: 8 May 89 17:12:47 GMT
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The problem with vi creating huge temp files is indeed a bug.  It has been
fixed for the 3.2 release, due out soon.

If you have disk space somewhere else, say under /usr, type the following
within vi:

	:set directory=/usr/tmp

This will put its temp files under /usr/tmp.  This line (without the leading
colon) can be put in your ~/.exrc file.

					Jeff Doughty