bvi 1.3.2 review

bvi is a display-oriented editor for binary files, based on the vi texteditor

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Gerhard Buergmann

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bvi is a display-oriented editor for binary files, based on the vi texteditor. If you are familiar with vi, just start the editor and begin to edit! A bmore programm is also included in the package.

If you never heard about vi, maybe bvi is not the best choice for you.

How to compile

gunzip -c bvi-1.3.2.tar.gz | tar xvf -
cd bvi-1.3.2
./configure
make
make install

What's New in This Release:
configure: checking term.h and ncurses/term.h
cast in bmore.c in putline();
ported to compile under DJGPP v2.0 w/ PDCURSES (by simoN)
fixed multiple file handling for "bmore" (by simoN)
renamed several local screen processing routines to avoid compiler conflicts
several minor fixes to "bmore" code (by simoN)
reset tty after CTRL-C in bmore
-c option in bmore (clear before displaying)
-n num option in bmore (display the indicated number of lines in each screenful
-w num option in bmore (display the indicated number of bytes in each line)