tag files in VI

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From: Bruce Sudweeks
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1988 15:41

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I seems to have a problem in setting more than about 4 tag files in my EXINIT
environment variable. I't seems that VI will only except an option string that
is less than 80 characters long. If it is longer, I get this error message:

	String too long in option assignment

My EXINIT variable looks like this:

	setenv EXINIT   "set tags=tags\ $home/c\ $home/d\ $home/l\ $home/r showmatch redraw | set ai | set sh=$shell"

I'm running UNIX on a SUN 3. Can any one give me an idea on this problem..

			-Bruce-
			{ sun, pyramid } sudweeks@megatest

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From: sudweeks@megatest.UUCP (Bruce Sudweeks)
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Subject: tag files in VI
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Date: 28 Apr 88 15:41:31 GMT
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