Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:48:22 -0400
From: Lou Losee <llosee AT hvc DOT rr DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Command Line Editting in VI mode
Message-ID: <20031021174822.GA5690@hvc.rr.com>
References: <hd7apvs8lblus6rtdkasan4srul08ppu3e AT 4ax DOT com> <Pine DOT GSO DOT 4 DOT 56 DOT 0310210943190 DOT 15002 AT slinky DOT cs DOT nyu DOT edu> <3F954B42 DOT 12682 DOT 13CE648 AT localhost> <hvnapv05t6p4im4pkoqtb2tkjhsj6lu47s AT 4ax DOT com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <hvnapv05t6p4im4pkoqtb2tkjhsj6lu47s@4ax.com>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i

* zzapper <david AT tvis DOT co DOT uk> [2003-10-21 12:59]:
> I presume that the vi/ex used for the Command Line Editor is a
> cut-down editor builtin into the shell, and ignores the normal
> .exrc/.vimrc initiialisation files, and is thus non-configurable, or
> is that not the case?
> 
The vi mode of the Command Line Editor is built-in.  Any configuration
should be done via the Readline Init File.  I would recommend that you
take a look at the info doc for bash (info bash) and then select the
'Command Line Editing' node.

> In particular I'd like to use vi abbreviations?
I do not believe this is possible.

Lou

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/