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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch?
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Adam Spiers |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch? |
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Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:09:59 +0100 |
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David Brown (address@hidden) wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 06:48:23PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote:
>
> > Are there really editors other than elvis and nvi which are confused
> > by filenames starting with a + ?
>
> Vim also is "confused". But that isn't the right word. Vi class
> editors take the leading plus to have a very specific meaning. Vim does
> allow an '--' option which causes the rest to be interpreted as
> filenames.
>
> It is ancient behavior, but these editors still support it. Emacs also
> parses '+' options, but only if followed by a number. Vi allows a
> command there, so any text is parsed.
>
> Don't underestimate the number of people who use vi derrivative editors.
less(1) isn't an editor, but as I've pointed out before, it also
attaches meaning to arguments starting with a `+'.
The `+foo and =bar confusion' issue has become a FAQ, but I can't see
it on the TWiki. Any takers? Main/TipsTricksAndWorkarounds is
probably the place for at it. (I would, but waiting for a password
reset.) Incidentally, that page needs refactoring; firstly
'Workarounds' could be split off into a separate page, and secondly
each tip, trick, and workaround could be split off.
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch?, Andrew Suffield, 2003/09/10
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch?,
Adam Spiers <=
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch?, Bruce Stephens, 2003/09/10
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch?, Andrew Suffield, 2003/09/10
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch?, Miles Bader, 2003/09/10
[Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch?, John Goerzen, 2003/09/10
[Gnu-arch-users] Re: Utterly painless arch?, Neil Stevens, 2003/09/09