Unable to Replace Currently Running IPF Rules With IPF Command

Bob Perry rperry at gti.net
Tue Sep 13 08:03:27 PDT 2005


On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 01:08 -0600, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
> On Sep 12, 2005, at 11:14 PM, Bob Perry wrote:
> >>
> >>
> > I'm certainly no expert with vi, but I didn't receive the error once I
> > removed the / at the end of the line.  I just continued typing as  
> > if the
> > screen would never end.  Whatever didn't fit on a line simply  
> > continued
> > through on the next line.
> 
> In the file itself the line then is a single line that does go on  
> forever.  Vi shows you the wrapped line for your convenience.  You  
> can verify this by placing the cursor at the beginning of such a line  
> and doing an end of line command.  I use shift-A (go to end and  
> append) as it is one of the few vi command I can remember.  In this  
> case I just ESC out of the append mode.  (yes, I should learn more  
> vi ) .  If after doing this, the cursor is at the end of your very  
> long line that looks like multiple lines, then that is one very long  
> line that looks wrapped only.
> 
> Chad
> 
> 
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Chad,
I'll certainly remember the shift-A command.  Thanks.



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