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cat file leaves the contents on my screen as I compose my next shell command, as opposed to erasing them as quitting the editor flips back from the alt screen.
by tedunangst 3y ago
cat file leaves the contents on my screen as I compose my next shell command, as opposed to erasing them as quitting the editor flips back from the alt screen.
- quesera 3y agoI sometimes use the following prevent screen clearing when exiting vi: :set t_te= Useful because vi makes it more convenient to select the chunk of file I want to view after exiting. More convenient than cat/head/tail at least. Competitive with more. :)