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Old 02-13-2011
HP-UX text alignment
HI all,

I tried to edit my files using HP-UX but my output tends to not align when I add another character in the files

to edit my files i used the command is as follow
chmod +w filename
vi filename


Help, Smilie
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Old 02-19-2011
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Originally Posted by jasonhpwong
HI all,

I tried to edit my files using HP-UX but my output tends to not align when I add another character in the files

to edit my files i used the command is as follow
chmod +w filename
vi filename


Help, Smilie
Hello,
1.
what are the rights for the file you'll edit?

2.
In what vi mode do you try to edit the file?

e.g. "ESC i" puts vi in insert mode at current cursor position.

Regards
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