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Re: Question on tab stops in vi

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From: Alvin "the Chipmunk" Sylvain
Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 04:44
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Written in article <1991May16.153123.260@dde.dk>
    by kbe@dde.dk (Kjeld Borch Egevang):

: hansm@cs.kun.nl (Hans Mulder) writes:
: 
: >   I've tried re-mapping the tab key, but without any luck.
: 
: It is possible. Type
: 
: :map! ^V^V<tab> xxxx
: 
: to <tab> to xxxx

Unfortunately, this does not work for ^T, which sure as heck would be
useful.  It complains, "missing rhs [right hand side]."
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From: asylvain@felix.UUCP (Alvin "the Chipmunk" Sylvain)
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Subject: Re: Question on tab stops in vi
Keywords: vi tabs
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Date: 29 May 91 04:44:36 GMT
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