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- a clone of vi/ex -
version 1.4
Author: Steve Kirkendall
14407 SW Teal Blvd., Apt C
Beaverton, OR 97005
E-Mail: kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu
Phone: (503) 642-9905
---=: C O N T E N T S :=---
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................... 1-1
1.1 Compiling ................................................... 1-1
1.2 Overview of Elvis ........................................... 1-1
2. VISUAL MODE COMMANDS ........................................... 2-1
2.1 Input Mode .................................................. 2-4
2.2 Arrow keys in Input Mode .................................... 2-4
2.3 Digraphs .................................................... 2-5
2.4 Abbreviations ............................................... 2-5
2.5 Auto-Indent ................................................. 2-5
3. COLON MODE COMMANDS ............................................ 3-1
3.1 Line Specifiers ............................................. 3-2
3.2 Text Entry Commands ......................................... 3-3
3.3 Cut & Paste Commands ........................................ 3-3
3.4 Display Text Commands ....................................... 3-3
3.5 Global Operations Commands .................................. 3-4
3.6 Line Editing Commands ....................................... 3-4
3.7 Undo Command ................................................ 3-5
3.8 Configuration & Status Commands ............................. 3-5
3.9 Multiple File Commands ...................................... 3-6
3.10 Switching Files ............................................ 3-7
3.11 Working with a Compiler .................................... 3-7
3.12 Exit Commands .............................................. 3-7
3.13 File I/O Commands .......................................... 3-8
3.14 Directory Commands ......................................... 3-8
3.15 Debugging Commands ......................................... 3-8
4. REGULAR EXPRESSIONS ............................................ 4-1
4.1 Syntax ...................................................... 4-1
4.2 Options ..................................................... 4-1
4.3 Substitutions ............................................... 4-1
4.4 Examples .................................................... 4-2
5. OPTIONS ........................................................ 5-1
5.1 AutoIndent .................................................. 5-2
5.2 AutoPrint ................................................... 5-2
5.3 AutoWrite ................................................... 5-2
5.4 CC .......................................................... 5-2
5.5 CharAttr .................................................... 5-2
5.6 COlumns ..................................................... 5-3
5.7 DIGraph ..................................................... 5-3
5.8 DIRectory ................................................... 5-3
5.9 EDcompatible ................................................ 5-3
5.10 ErrorBells ................................................. 5-3
5.11 ExRefresh .................................................. 5-3
5.12 FlipCase ................................................... 5-4
5.13 HideFormat ................................................. 5-4
5.14 IgnoreCase ................................................. 5-4
5.15 InputMode .................................................. 5-4
5.16 KeyTime .................................................... 5-4
5.17 KeywordPrg ................................................. 5-5
5.18 LiNes ...................................................... 5-5
5.19 LIst ....................................................... 5-5
5.20 MAgic ...................................................... 5-6
5.21 MaKe ....................................................... 5-6
5.22 ModeLine ................................................... 5-6
5.23 PAragraphs ................................................. 5-6
5.24 ReadOnly ................................................... 5-6
5.25 REport ..................................................... 5-7
5.26 SCroll ..................................................... 5-7
5.27 SEctions ................................................... 5-7
5.28 SHell ...................................................... 5-7
5.29 ShiftWidth ................................................. 5-7
5.30 ShowMatch .................................................. 5-8
5.31 ShowMoDe ................................................... 5-8
5.32 SideScroll ................................................. 5-8
5.33 SYnc ....................................................... 5-8
5.34 TabStop .................................................... 5-8
5.35 TErm ....................................................... 5-9
5.36 VBell ...................................................... 5-9
5.37 WArn ....................................................... 5-9
5.38 WrapMargin ................................................. 5-9
5.39 WrapScan ................................................... 5-9
6. CUT BUFFERS .................................................... 6-1
6.1 Filling ..................................................... 6-1
6.2 Pasting from a Cut Buffer ................................... 6-2
6.3 Macros ...................................................... 6-2
6.4 The Effect of Switching Files ............................... 6-3
7. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ELVIS & BSD VI/EX .......................... 7-1
7.1 Extensions .................................................. 7-1
7.2 Omissions ................................................... 7-3
8. INTERNAL ....................................................... 8-1
8.1 The temporary file .......................................... 8-1
8.2 Implementation of Editing ................................... 8-1
8.3 Marks and the Cursor ........................................ 8-2
8.4 Colon Command Interpretation ................................ 8-2
8.5 Screen Control .............................................. 8-2
8.6 Portability ................................................. 8-3
9. CFLAGS ......................................................... 9-1
10. TERMCAP ....................................................... 10-1
10.1 Required numeric fields .................................... 10-1
10.2 Required string fields ..................................... 10-1
10.3 Boolean fields ............................................. 10-1
10.4 Optional string fields ..................................... 10-1
10.5 Optional strings received from the keyboard ................ 10-1
10.6 Optional fields that describe character attributes ......... 10-2
10.7 Optional fields that affect the cursor's shape ............. 10-2
10.8 An example ................................................. 10-2
11. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES ......................................... 11-1
11.1 TERM, TERMCAP .............................................. 11-1
11.2 TMP, TEMP .................................................. 11-1
11.3 EXINIT ..................................................... 11-1
11.4 SHELL, COMSPEC ............................................. 11-1
11.5 HOME ....................................................... 11-1
12. VERSIONS ...................................................... 12-1
12.1 BSD UNIX ................................................... 12-1
12.2 System-V UNIX .............................................. 12-1
12.3 SCO Xenix .................................................. 12-2
12.4 Minix ...................................................... 12-2
12.5 Coherent ................................................... 12-2
12.6 MS-DOS ..................................................... 12-3
12.7 Atari TOS .................................................. 12-4
12.8 OS9/68k .................................................... 12-4
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