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Old 10-30-2002
word wrap in vi
I am using vi to edit shell scripts, but whenever I get to the end of the line it goes to the next line, and when I run the script it considers whatever was placed onthe next line a new command...I guess this has to do with word wrap- how do I continue to write on one line?
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Old 10-30-2002
First, don't hit the enter/return key when you go to the next line, JUST KEEP TYPING and you will be okay, at least you should be.

However, what you are looking for is wordwrap. While vi'ing a file. do ":set all " at the command line and change from 0 to some number.

Here is a great VI link.

http://www.thomer.com/vi/vi.html

Smilie
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Old 10-30-2002
I checked the settings and there was no wordwrap setting only this:
wrapmargin=7

I have not been hitting enter when I reach the end. Does this setting mean that I can go 7 characters past the normal margin and then it goes to the next line?
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Old 10-30-2002
Change wrapmargin to 0 - the setting of 7 is for 70 characters and it then inserts a new line (which doesn't seem to follow the info I found about it).

wrapmargin= (wm=) 0 Set the right margin. Greater than 0 will word wrap n spaces from the edge of the screen

(found at uch.gr vi faq - look for set options in the right frame)
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