BVI: Set Commands

Command Overview Set Commands |

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Command | BVI | VI
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Search settings |
:set wrapscan or :set ws :set nows | When this option is set, pattern searches resulting from a /, ?, n, N (#, \) command automatically wrap around to the opposit end of the file and continue whenever the beginning or end of a file is reached.
:set ignorecase or :set ic :set noic | Uppercase and lowercase characters in text are treated identically in regular expression matching
:set magic :set nomagic | Enables metacharacters for use in regular expressions
Display options |
:set showmode :set noshowmode | Displays a status message in the lowest line on the screen
:set terse :set noterse | The terse option lets you obtain shorter error diagnostics.
File options |
:set readonly or :set ro :set noro | This option sets the read-only flag for the file being editeds, thus preventing accidental overwriting at the end of the session.
:set autowrite or :set aw :set noaw | Causes the contents of the buffer to be written to the current file if you have modified them and given a :next, :rewind or ! command.
bvi options |
:set columns=13 :set cm=5 | You can set the number of bytes displayed in on screenline. Default is max. number divisible by four.
:set memmove :set nomm | If memmove is set, you can use commands to insert or delete bytes. This can be dangerous for e.g. executable programs. Default is nomemmove.
:set offset=1 :set of=5 | An offset is added to all addresses and byte counts. Default address of the first byte is 0.
:set wordlength=5 :set wl=8 | Length of an ASCII-string found by w, W, b or B
:set unixstyle :set nous | displays ASCII characters below 32 in the status line in Unix-style instead of DOS-style
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Last update: October 30th 1999 by Gerhard Bürgmann, Purkersdorf/Austria