unset global editor symlink

[Bob Metelsky]

Yes, I think you're right on that, that is - there isnt an actual vi
on the system. However I was sure there was vi *before* I added the
addittional editors.

here is my output
[root at RH1 root]# rpm -qf on /bin/vi
error: file on: No such file or directory
vim-minimal-6.2.98-1

[root at RH1 root]# ls -l /bin/vi*
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       465644 Sep 16  2003 /bin/vi
lrwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            2 Nov 11 22:29 /bin/view -> vi

[root at RH1 root]# rpm  -qi /usr/bin/vim
package /usr/bin/vim is not installed

Hah! because I've uninstalled it!

NOW---

I just "reinstalled" vim enhanced  through "add packages" and This is
what I get the rpm querry says its not installed. Im recalling there
is refresh rpm db or somethiing I just dont recall the syntax

[root at RH1 root]# rpm  -qi /bin/vi
package /bin/vi is not installed

[root at RH1 root]# rpm  -qi /usr/bin/vim
package /usr/bin/vim is not installed

[root at RH1 root]# vi
  VIM - Vi IMproved
~
~                                version 6.2.98
~                           by Bram Moolenaar et al.


I suppose I should not fight this and just use the most curent vim 
although I thinks its twisted to have a system list a executable like
vi only to call vim. It should say.. vi not installed... using vim. OR
just install both and have you path the one you want!

Ill move on to a more productive problem

thanks for all the replies
bob




On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:27:24 -0800, Pete Nesbitt <pete at linux1.ca> wrote:
> On November 17, 2004 09:19 am, C. Linus Hicks wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 10:43 -0500, Bob Metelsky wrote:
> > > Ive commented /ths area of /etc/profile - so it souldnt act on profile.d*
> > >
> ...snip
> 
> > > Still the same behaviour
> >
> > So it must not be an alias issue...
> >
> > Have you checked out what /bin/vi and /usr/bin/vim look like? Do you
> > have anything besides the vim-enhanced rpm installed?
> >
> > --
> > C. Linus Hicks <lhicks at nc.rr.com>
> 
> Linus,
> you already figured it out when you said to look at "rpm -qf". That will
> explain it. I don't think there is a true vi included with RH, you need to
> compile it if you want.
> Here is what I get after doing rpm -qf on /bin/vi and the aliased /usr/bin/vim
> then looked at the info on those rpm's:
> 
> rpm -qi vim-minimal-6.2.532-1
> Description :
> VIM (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.
> Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very
> popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows,
> multi-level undo, block highlighting, and more. The vim-minimal
> package includes a minimal version of VIM, which is installed into
> /bin/vi for use when only the root partition is present.
> 
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> Pete Nesbitt, rhce
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-- 
Bob Metelsky

"Oracle error messages being what they are, do not 
highlight the correct cause of fault, but will identify 
some other error located close to where the real fault lies."