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42.8 Errors Erased Too Soon? Try These Workarounds

I just made a change to my .exrc file (4.9). Then I started vi and noticed a message in reverse video before the screen cleared and my file was displayed. It was probably an error message. But vi, like some other programs, shows errors and then clears (erases) the screen before you can read them. Great design, eh?

Here are some workarounds:

- JP


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