Re: disabling xterm alternate screen mode

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From: Ralph Swick
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1991 13:40

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    what (if anything) should
    I do instead?

You should tell your vi not to use alternate screen mode, since
presumably you don't want this on any other terminal emulator
or real terminal either.  This is done by modifying your termcap
entry or environment variable.

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