vi (long lines)

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From: Aaron Sherman
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1988 23:16

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I am having a problem with vi. When I try to edit a file that has long lines
I get a message: line too long, and most of the lines in the file get wiped
out. I can use emacs for the purpose, but emacs takes so much longer to load
and I don't know all of the commands ( they don't seem as inter-dependant as
the vi commands ). Is there any way that I can force vi to accept the longer
lines? Any help (E-mail please, I don't often read this newsgroup) would be
greatly apriciated.


			  -AJS

             "Supreame executive power derives from a mandate from 
                the masses not some farsical aquatic cerimony !"
          	       -Monty Python + the Holy Grail

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Subject: vi (long lines)
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Date: 12 Dec 88 23:16:20 GMT
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