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From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Strange behavior from ex when input is redirected
Message-ID: <468@baylor.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 18-Aug-85 23:30:03 EDT
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>     Terminal must have UP capability to use open/visual mode
> (even thought the only command in the file was "set"), or
>     Unknown terminal type "dumb"

Try execing 'ex' with argv[0]='edit'. Then it won't try to do a 'set open'.
Of course that shouldn't be a problem, because I've used 'ex' on dumb terminals
before...
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	Peter (Made in Australia) da Silva
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