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10-31-2007

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Unable to open files in VI editor

Hi,
I unable to open any file using Vi editor,constantly getting the following error,

HTML Code:

vi log.log
*** glibc detected *** malloc(): memory corruption: 0x081af510 **

uname -a
Linux sekac092 2.6.5-7.244-bigsmp #1 SMP Mon Dec 12 18:32:25 UTC 2005 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

Also Note
ls -l /usr/bin/vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2007-08-10 13:53 /usr/bin/vi -> vim*

Pls provide ur thoughouts

Thanks
Nagarajan G

Last edited by ennstate; 10-31-2007 at 05:24 AM.. Reason: Note Added

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vitmp

VITMP(1)						      General Commands Manual							  VITMP(1)

NAME

       vitmp - edit temporary files

SYNOPSIS

       vitmp [VIM options] FILE...

DESCRIPTION

       vitmp is a wrapper around the VIM editor which may be used to invoke the editor in a way that is guaranteed to be suitable for editing tem-
       porary files used with programs such as crontab(1) and edquota(8).  The instance of the editor that is invoked is /bin/vi.

       In particular, it is guaranteed that the file, if edited, will be overwritten in place such that the modified contents may be read back via
       a previously obtained file descriptor.  Invoking the editor via vitmp also makes sure that no additional editor temporary files are used.

       Please note that vitmp offers no crash recovery capabilities.  If the editor crashes during the overwrite, data may be lost.

HISTORY

       vitmp first appeared in Openwall GNU/*/Linux 1.0.

AUTHORS

       Solar Designer <solar@owl.openwall.com>

SEE ALSO

       crontab(1), vi(1), vim(1), edquota(8)

Openwall Project						   25 April 2002							  VITMP(1)