Unix Tip: XVI A FILE

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Unix Tip 2432 - August 29, 2005

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XVI A FILE

To open a file in a new xterm session, just say:

% xvi file.c

When the following alias is set:

alias xvi 'xterm -fn Courier7 -geom 132x56 -sb -sl 2048 -bg
wheat -fg black -cr red -T "!*" -e vi !* &'

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