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bin/58177: vi -F is documented but not supported



>Number:         58177
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       vi -F is documented but not supported
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Apr 20 02:45:00 +0000 2024
>Originator:     Robert Whitlock
>Release:        NetBSD 10.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD 10.0 amd64 GENERIC
>Description:
The manual page for vi(1) lists the -F option but when you try to use it vi prints "vi: -F option no longer supported."
>How-To-Repeat:
vi -F some_file.txt

Read the text printed on the terminal. You might have to quit vi first.
>Fix:
Either add back the functionality or remove the text in the manual that claims support for -F.



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