[comp.unix.questions] "Required" Space in 'vi'

tkevans@oss670.UUCP (Tim Evans) (02/15/91)

Is there a way to enter a "required" space in the 'vi' editor
and have word wrap (when 'wrapmargin' is set to something
greater than 0) not divide two words?

That is, a space between two words which must never be divided
between lines.  Say, for example, you want to have a legal
quotation in a file, such as "Section 102(a)" of some law or
other.  How can you keep "Section" and "102(a)" from being
separated when 'vi' wraps at the end of a line?

Thanks.

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Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM (02/16/91)

>>>>> On 15 Feb 91 14:08:09 GMT, tkevans@oss670.UUCP (Tim Evans) said:

Tim> How can you keep "Section" and "102(a)" from being separated
Tim> when 'vi' wraps at the end of a line?

I deal with this by leaving the formatting up to LaTeX, wherein I type
"Section~102(a)" in my favourite editor.
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tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) (02/16/91)

From the keyboard of tkevans@oss670.UUCP (Tim Evans):
:That is, a space between two words which must never be divided
:between lines.  Say, for example, you want to have a legal
:quotation in a file, such as "Section 102(a)" of some law or
:other.  How can you keep "Section" and "102(a)" from being
:separated when 'vi' wraps at the end of a line?

Use a ^V in front of the space.  It will wrap later ifyou 
ever !}fmt though.

--tom
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