nvi 1.79 Options
nvi 1.79 has a total of 78 options that affect its behavior. Table B-2 summarizes the most important ones. Most options described in Table B-1 are not repeated here.
Option | Default | Description |
backup | A string describing a backup filename to use. The
current contents of a file are saved in this file before
writing the new data out. A first character of | |
cdpath | Environment variable | A search path for the |
cedit | When the first character of this string is
entered on the colon command line, nvi opens a new window on the
command history that you can then edit. Hitting ENTER on any given line executes that
line. ESC is a good choice
for this option. (Use | |
comment | nocomment | If the first nonempty line begins with |
directory (dir) | Environment variable | The directory where nvi puts its temporary files. |
extended | noextended | Searches use egrep-style extended regular expressions. |
filec | When the first character of this string is
entered on the colon command line, nvi treats the blank delimited word
in front of the cursor as if it had an |
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