AIX

Can't see a reason why this should not be neither displayed nor edited correctly in unix, except maybe for a missing linefeed.
Could it be a vi configuration issue?

Missing line feed can be an issue (would see 0a as value).

And, - but rows of @ down the side do mean line too long too display - good call RudiC! - about missing linefeeds - I had forgotten that.

What you want is a program to break your lines into shorter pieces.

Here is a link to a article explaining how to use awk - will require reading and adjusting to your needs, but should get you an editable file.

https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...-groups-2.html

True. Before writing an awk script you might want to consult the man page of fmt. It might just do what you need.

I hope this helps.

bakunin