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westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes:
: I am having problems with vi's -c startup option.  I execute the
: command:
: 
: 	vi -c  "set wm=12" myfile
: 
: I was hoping that this would execute the command set wm=12 before
: I started editing myfile.  What is happening instead is that the 
: commands in my .exrc file execute, but the set wm=12 does not.
: (Note, there is no set wm command in my .exrc file!)

Just re-posting this with the correct title (for those who scan for
the string 'vi').  Sorry for the typo.

-- 
Will Estes		Internet: westes@netcom.com

In <1993Jan24.061447.14615@netcom.com> westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes:

>I am having problems with vi's -c startup option.  I execute the
>command:

>	vi -c  "set wm=12" myfile

>I was hoping that this would execute the command set wm=12 before
>I started editing myfile.  What is happening instead is that the 
>commands in my .exrc file execute, but the set wm=12 does not.

It works for me, but only if myfile exists.

>(Note, there is no set wm command in my .exrc file!)

There is one in mine.  Wm ends up being set to 12.  Apparently,
the .exrc is executed first.

>What are the rules of precedence here regarding the -c startup
>option and the .exrc file?  Is there some way to force a command
>to execute at startup in addition to the ones found in .exrc?  I
>need some way of starting vi up with a different set of startup
>commands depending on my stty cols setting.

Maybe you could make 'vi' an alias for something along the lines
of 'vi -c "set wm=$WHATEVER" /dev/null' and add a "next" to the
end of your .exrc file.

>Also, while I'm here, can someone tell me how do you mark a line
>in .exrc as a comment?

Start the line with a double quote (").

--
Hope this helps,

Hans Mulder		hansm@cs.kun.nl

Once, westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes:
>Also, while I'm here, can someone tell me how do you mark a line
>in .exrc as a comment?


The double quote character: '"'.  Like in this snippet from my .exrc:

"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
" Insert nroff macro commands before the current para to do full justification.
" Leaves cursor in replace mode to change number of columns.
map \p j{wO.ad b
.ll 80
.pl 1kR
"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
" Pipe the current document through ispell.
" Current documant must already be named. Forces a write of the file.
map \s :w!
:!ispell %

:e %


-pc

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