[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.

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