[comp.bugs.sys5] vi can't recover large files

s5000 (Al Kiecker) (09/09/89)

We have noticed that when editing large (~4000 lines) files with vi, and 
vi receives a signal (SIGHUP), vi is unable to recover the file. The
"[Lost lines....]" message is displayed, "Tmp file too large" message is
displayed and garbage is displayed on the screen.

Has anyone else observed this problem, and does anyone know of a fix?

Thanks!!

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