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Old 08-06-2012, 08:17 AM   #1
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Question vi / vim editor - how to display text file one line on one row ?

Hi,

Is it possible in vi / vim editor to display text file one line on one row (do not word wrap) and how ?

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Old 08-06-2012, 08:30 AM   #2
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Old 08-06-2012, 08:31 AM   #3
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Use the command:

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set nowrap
You can put this in your .vimrc file to make it permanent.
 
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