Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!WATERMAN@USC-ECL.ARPA From: WATERMAN@USC-ECL.ARPA Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: vi : must it always copy the entire file to be edited? Message-ID: <16925@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Feb-84 14:04:00 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.16925 Posted: Fri Feb 24 14:04:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 13:11:38 EST Lines: 9 apparently vi ALWAYS copies the entire input file, even if invoked with readonly switch. Is there a way to have it not do that? When editing a large file, this causes a problem for us in the partition where the temp directory is. ln 'd temp to a directory under /usr where we have more space, but it is still annoying to have to wait for vi to cp the entirety of a large file before editing. -------