On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 1:44 PM, <m.roth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
>>> When I use copy/paste text into a window running vi, if there is a
>>> single line starting with '#', in the pasted content, it adds a # to
>>> all subsequent lines and indents each an additional level. Is there
>>> some way to eliminate this bizarre behavior, preferably globally and
>>> permanently so I don't have to repeat some change for every
>>> machine/user where I might log in?
>>
>> I discovered exactly the same behaviour in the Sylpheed email editor a few
>> weeks back. Not only with cut-and-paste, but just typing into the editor
>> window. If a line starts with # then every following line after that also
>> gains one as you type.
>
> Huh. I just tried it, KDE, rxvt, CentOS 6.3, and don't see that.
> # ipmitool -o supermicro sel list
> 1 | 08/15/2012 | 20:06:32 | Physical Security #0xaa | General Chassis
> intrusion | Asserted
> gets just that.
It is probably trying to be smarter than we are and doing something
context-sensitive. Try naming the file you are editing something.pl.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
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