Linda Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I like to use the vi set of editing commands in my shell.
> 
> I would put the 'set -o vi' in my .profile.
> 
> Ok fine.  In the days of RH5.x this worked.  Then RH 6.0 and Mandrake 6.1
> came out and it broke.  It's still broken in RH 6.1 and MDK 7.0 but it
> isn't broken in SuSE 6.3.  Have done identical kernels between the distro's
> and it's still only broken on MDK(&RH), so it's not there.  The bash version
> *looks* the same.  
> 
> The break is such:
> 
> If you put the line in above to be automatically executed upon login,
> you *won't* be able to use line editing, it will just beep at you when you
> press ESC.  Subsequent attempts to
> 'set -o vi' have no effect**. If I *don't* put the line in .profile
> (or .bashrc), then I can manually type it in each time I spawn a window
> or remote login and that works.
> 
> ** - Ahh...this is interesting.  On a virtual tty console (ex. CTL-ALT-F2),
> it ignores the "set -o vi" in the .profile, BUT I can type it in
> interactively and have it work.  But it doesn't work in X or with remote
> login.  Partly to do with pty's? 
> 
> Has anyone else seen this?  Should I file a bug?  

yes please.


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