Re: How to put vi into 132 column mode?

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From: Greg Limes
Date: Sat, 07 May 1988 03:07

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In article <2151@ut-emx.UUCP> poole@ut-emx.UUCP (Steve Poole) writes:
>I had trouble getting the Control [ into a file.  Vi wouldn't
>let me just type it in, and typing a \ before typing the
>Control [ didn't work.

Type a "control-V" before the escape (yes, Control-[ is escape); then
it should accept the character. (For you EMACS people, use Control-Q.)
-- 
   Greg Limes [limes@sun.com]			Illigitimi Non Carborundum

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From: limes@sun.uucp (Greg Limes)
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Subject: Re: How to put vi into 132 column mode?
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Date: 7 May 88 03:07:56 GMT
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