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Article #96vi can't recover large files
From: Al Kiecker
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1989 20:16
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1989 20:16
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We have noticed that when editing large (~4000 lines) files with vi, and vi receives a signal (SIGHUP), vi is unable to recover the file. The "[Lost lines....]" message is displayed, "Tmp file too large" message is displayed and garbage is displayed on the screen. Has anyone else observed this problem, and does anyone know of a fix? Thanks!! -- al -- Al Kiecker UUCP: uunet!s5000!alan UNISYS - Hardware Independent Software alan@s5000.sp.unisys.com Roseville,MN AT&T: 612-635-2574 "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!nic.MR.NET!shamash!com50!mscunx!s5000!alan From: alan@s5000uunet!s5000 (Al Kiecker) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5,comp.unix.wizards Subject: vi can't recover large files Keywords: vi Message-ID: <193@s5000uunet!s5000> Date: 8 Sep 89 20:16:52 GMT Organization: Unisys - SX1100 Development System Roseville, MN Lines: 15