[comp.unix.questions] why does -vi- set the hi bit when e

dlp@gistdev.UUCP (01/04/89)

=> oglvee.UUCP!norm says:
=>     I am editing a file with vi (say `file.c'), and I want to
=> print it without leaving the editor, so I escape to the command
=> line by hitting `:' and I type `` :!lp % ''.

Just out of curiousity, why don't you just `` :w !lp '' ?  I assume
your `lp` reads stdin if there are no filename arguments.