Re: [CentOS] vi defaults in 6.x

On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:23:28 -0500 Les Mikesell wrote:

When I use copy/paste text into a window running vi, if there is a single line starting with '#', in the pasted content, it adds a # to all subsequent lines and indents each an additional level. Is there some way to eliminate this bizarre behavior, preferably globally and permanently so I don't have to repeat some change for every machine/user where I might log in?

I discovered exactly the same behaviour in the Sylpheed email editor a few weeks back. Not only with cut-and-paste, but just typing into the editor window. If a line starts with # then every following line after that also gains one as you type.