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Subject:	RE: vi installation
Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:53:36 -0400
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Lars Zeb wrote:
> How do I install the vi editor in the cygwin environment?
> 
> Where can I get vi from?
> 
> How can I tell the bash shell about it? I am used to the
> EDITOR shell variable in the Korn shell pointing to the
> editor of choice. There does not seem to be anything like that in
> bash. 
> 
> Thanks, Lars
> --
> larzeb2000 AT yahoo DOT com

Same way/place the other cygwin apps came from.

man bash & search for EDITOR

reid

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