more than 1 vi editor

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
1

Hi,

What's the process to open 2 vi editor at a same time.

Plz let me know.

Thanx

2

Why would you want to open 2 vi's when vi can open multiple files?

3

Vi editor can open two or more files at the same time just use this:

vi file1.txt file2.txt

for more explanation man vi

4

hi ,

This is not working...

(oracle@inlkpcito):/optware/oracle
$ vi file1.txt file2.txt
vi: Too many filenames
(oracle@inlkpcito):/optware/oracle
$ uname -a
SunOS inlkpcitoslab03d 5.10 Generic_118833-24 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V245
(oracle@inlkpcito):/optware/oracle
$

Thanx

5

review your session's aliases and make sure that 'vi ' isn't an alias for something else...

alias vi
6

Maybe 'vim' will work better than classic vi?