=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/vi/README,v retrieving revision 1.6 retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7 --- src/usr.bin/vi/README 1997/07/27 22:27:52 1.6 +++ src/usr.bin/vi/README 1999/03/06 20:19:23 1.7 @@ -1,31 +1,52 @@ -# @(#)README 8.147 (Berkeley) 10/19/96 +# @(#)README 8.149 (Berkeley) 7/14/97 -This is the README for nex/nvi, a freely redistributable implementation -of the ex/vi text editors originally distributed as part of the Fourth -Berkeley Software Distribution (4BSD), by the University of California, -Berkeley. +This is version 1.79 (7/14/97) of nex/nvi, a reimplementation of the ex/vi +text editors originally distributed as part of the Fourth Berkeley +Software Distribution (4BSD), by the University of California, Berkeley. -The source code for nex/nvi can be retrieved by using anonymous ftp to -ftp.cs.berkeley.edu. The file ucb/4bsd/nvi.tar.gz is the gzip'd archive, -of version 1.71 of nex/nvi. This version is believed to be stable and -problem free. The file ucb/4bsd/nvi-###.ALPHA.tar.gz is a gzip'd archive -of the current alpha-test release of nex/nvi. This version reflects the -current development tree, and will be more likely to have problems. +The directory layout is as follows: -See the file: - build/README for information on building nvi. - LAYOUT for a description of where everything is. - LICENSE for the copyright and redistribution terms. + FAQ ........... Frequently asked questions. + LICENSE ....... Copyright, use and redistribution information. + README ........ This file. + catalog ....... Message catalogs; see catalog/README. + changelog ..... Log of changes from version to version. + cl ............ Vi interface to the curses(3) library. + clib .......... C library replacement source code. + common ........ Code shared by ex and vi. + curses ........ A stripped-down, replacement curses(3) library. + db ............ A stripped-down, replacement db(3) library. + dist .......... Various files used to build the vi distribution. + docs .......... Ex/vi documentation, both current and historic. + docs/README ... Documentation overview. + docs/edit ..... Edit: A tutorial. + docs/exref .... Ex Reference Manual -- Version 3.7. + docs/vi.man ... UNIX manual page for nex/nvi. + docs/vi.ref ... Nex/nvi reference manual. + docs/vitut .... An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi. + ex ............ Ex source code. + include ....... Replacement include files. + ip ............ Library interface to vi: vi side. + ipc ........... Library interface to vi: application side. + motif ......... Vi motif application. + motif_l ....... Motif library interface to vi. + perl_api ...... Perl scripting language support. + perl_scripts .. Perl scripts. + regex ......... POSIX 1003.2 regular expression library. + tcl_api ....... Tcl scripting language support. + tcl_scripts ... Tcl scripts. + vi ............ Vi source code. -If you have any questions about nex/nvi, problems with it, or concerns -about the conditions for redistribution, please contact me: +Bug fixes and updated versions of this software will periodically be made +available. For more information see: - Keith Bostic +1-508-287-4781 - 394 E. Riding Dr. bostic@bostic.com - Carlisle, MA 01741 - USA + http://www.bostic.com/vi -Keith Bostic +To ask questions about vi, report vi problems, request notification of +future releases and/or bug fixes, or to contact the authors for any reason, +please send email to: + + bostic@bostic.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= o This software is several years old and is the product of many folks' work.