Open System Services Shell and Utilities Reference Manual (G06.28+, H06.05+)
vi(1) OSS Shell and Utilities Reference Manual
taglength (tl=)
Determines length of tag.
[no]tags (tag)
Specifies a list of possible filenames of tag files. The default is tags /usr/lib/tags.
term Sets the kind of display you are using. The default is term=$TERM, where $TERM
is the value of the TERM shell variable.
[no]terse
Allows vi to display the short form of messages. The default is noterse.
[no]timeout (to)
Sets a time limit of 2 seconds on entry of characters. This limit allows the characters in
a macro to be entered and processed as separate characters when timeout is set. To
resume use of the macro, set notimeout. The default is to.
ttytype (tty=)
Same as term.
[no]warn
Displays a warning message before the ! subcommand executes a shell command if this
is the first time you issued a shell command after a given set of changes were made in
the editing buffer, but not written to a file. The default is warn.
window (wi=)
Sets the number of lines displayed in one window of text. The default is dependent on
the baud rate at which you are operating: 600 baud or less / 8 lines, 1200 baud / 16
lines, higher speeds / full screen minus 1.
wrapmargin (wm=)
Sets the margin for automatic wordwrapping from one line to the next. A value of 0
indicates no wordwrapping. The default is wm=0.
[no]wrapscan (ws)
Allows string searches to wrap from the end of the editing buffer to the beginning. The
default is ws.
wraptype (wt=)
Causes words to be wrapped in Japanese style. wraptype=general causes general-
purpose wrap on word breaks, where word break is defined as whitespace or space
between two nonASCII characters. general is a combination of word and flexible.
wraptype=word causes wrap on words. wraptype=rigid causes wrap on column and
before closing punctuation. wraptype=flexible causes wrap on column, but closing
punctuation may extend past the margin.
[no]writeany (wa)
Turns off the checks usually made before a write command. The default is nowa.
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