=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/vi/README,v retrieving revision 1.7 retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8 --- src/usr.bin/vi/README 1999/03/06 20:19:23 1.7 +++ src/usr.bin/vi/README 1999/03/06 20:27:43 1.8 @@ -1,52 +1,31 @@ -# @(#)README 8.149 (Berkeley) 7/14/97 +# @(#)README 8.147 (Berkeley) 10/19/96 -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. +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. -The directory layout is as follows: +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. - 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. +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. -Bug fixes and updated versions of this software will periodically be made -available. For more information see: +If you have any questions about nex/nvi, problems with it, or concerns +about the conditions for redistribution, please contact me: - http://www.bostic.com/vi + Keith Bostic +1-508-287-4781 + 394 E. Riding Dr. bostic@bostic.com + Carlisle, MA 01741 + USA -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 +Keith Bostic =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= o This software is several years old and is the product of many folks' work.