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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 11:29:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nicholas Wourms <nwourms AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: save bash contents with vi?
To: "Barnhart, Kevin" <Kevin DOT Barnhart AT echostar DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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--- "Barnhart, Kevin" <Kevin DOT Barnhart AT echostar DOT com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I tried to search the lists archives, but my query keeps timing out, so
> please excuse me if this is a repeat question.
> 
> Whenever I edit a file using vi and then return back to the prompt, my
> command screen is cleared.  I know this is not the case with my linux
> machine at home.  Can this be avoided?

FWIW, this condition is also happening in nano and ncftp, but not in pico
or lynx.  I think it has something to do with termcap and ncurses, but I
haven't been annoyed enough by it to go figure out why it is happening
(yes I am uber lazy!).  Maybe someone here knows off the top of their
head...

Cheers,
Nicholas

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