Subject: bin/201: nvi slightly loses track of argument list
To: None <gnats-admin>
From: Bob Kemp <rsk@ecs.soton.ac.uk>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/06/1994 05:50:07
>Number: 201
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: nvi slightly loses track of argument list
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: gnats-admin (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 6 05:50:06 1994
>Originator: Bob Kemp
>Organization:
ECS Dept, Southampton University, UK
>Release:
>Environment:
-current 05Mar94
System: NetBSD allegory 0.9a ALLEGORY#0 i386
>Description:
The :args command gives an incorrect list of arguments,
or more accurately a different one to that of the original vi.
It also seems a touch misleading.
>How-To-Repeat:
vi /etc/*ly
# /etc/daily /etc/monthly /etc/weekly
:n
:n
:rew
:args
[/etc/daily] /etc/monthly /etc/weekly
:e!#
:args
/etc/daily [/etc/weekly] /etc/monthly /etc/weekly
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
nvi 1.03
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