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To customize bvi some additional :set options are available. You can add them to your `.bvirc` file, if you need them all the time. #### columns You can set the number of columns on the screen to an arbitrary value. This might be useful if you edit a file with a fixed record length. Default value is the max. number of columns, divisible by four. Example: `:set columns=13RETURN` Abbreviation: `:set cm=9RETURN` #### memmove This option enables the commands for inserting and deleting bytes. Default: `:set nomemmoveRETURN` Abbreviation: `:set mmRETURN` #### offset You can change the beginning of the displayed byte numbering to a certain number. The default address of the first byte is 0. You can change it to 1 or to any other number by typing: `:set offset=1`RETURN You can also use a hexadecimal address, if you type a leading zero: `:set of=01FF`RETURN The only commands which are not affected by these numbering is `:f` or `CTRL -G`. These commands always designates the first byte in file as 1. #### unixstyle The rightmost character in the status line displays the ASCII value of the current byte. For values below 32 you can use the notation used on the ascii(7) man page (like NUL, SOH, STX etc.) if you do a `:set unixstyleRETURN` or a `:set usRETURN`. If you do a `:set nousRETURN` you get a DOS style representation (^A, ^B, ^C etc.). #### wordlength This setting is used to define the minimum length of a "word". A "word" is a sequence of ASCII characters within a binary file. The commands w, b, e, W, B and E are affected by this setting. Default: `:set wordlength=4RETURN` Abbreviation: `:set wl=4RETURN` Back to the top Last update: Thu Jun 01 12:00:00 CEST 2000 by Gerhard Bürgmann, Purkersdorf/Austria