On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 16:43:47 +0100 martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > can anyone please explain this to me? > > seamus:/usr/local/share/phpgw# find . -name Root | xargs vi > 221 files to edit > Vim: Warning: Input is not from a terminal > > seamus:/usr/local/share/phpgw# vi `find . -name Root` > 221 files to edit > > how the heck does vi get the difference between the two methods of > calling it...
In the first command, vi's input is STDOUT, not a terminal. In the second command, it's a terminal. -- .--=====-=-=====-=========----------=====-----------=-=-----=. / David Barclay Harris Aut agere, aut mori. \ \ Clan Barclay Either action, or death. / `-------======-------------=-=-----=-===-=====-------=--=----'
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