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From: dbinette@van-bc.UUCP (Dave Binette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Re: stevie editor
Message-ID: <243@van-bc.UUCP>
Date: 9 Mar 90 07:09:48 GMT
References: <2PSFZ5W@drivax.UUCP> <294@isgtec.UUCP> <0MWF6WC@drivax.UUCP> <4523@pegasus.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: dbinette@van-bc.UUCP (Dave Binette)
Organization: Wimsey Associates
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In article <0MWF6WC@drivax.UUCP> braun@drivax.UUCP (Kral) writes:
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>1.	You have to be in the directory of the file you want to edit (eg,
>	if you are in c:\subdir, and you type 'vi \autoexec.bat', you get
>	some sort of error (I don't recall what it is  right now).

try typeing vi /autoexec.bat

>3.	It's in black and white.  While this isn't a real show stopper,

you can   set attrib  in your ex.rc file