[net.unix-wizards] a file called 0

freed@aum.UUCP (Erik Freed) (07/14/85)

Has anyone out there found a mysterious file called "0" appearing
every once in a while when vi is used? It seems to be a result of
quiting vi. It has nothing in it. If this happened every time I would
find it less curious, but it is very rare and I cannot figure it out.
Does anyone have any answers on this. (it is possible that this
is not vi related) My system is a Mostek Matrix Vmebus computer with
a Unisoft 68k sysV port. Thanks in advance...
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                           Erik James Freed
			   Aurora Systems
			   San Francisco, CA
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larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (07/21/85)

> Has anyone out there found a mysterious file called "0" appearing
> every once in a while when vi is used? It seems to be a result of
> quiting vi. It has nothing in it. If this happened every time I would
> find it less curious, but it is very rare and I cannot figure it out.
> Does anyone have any answers on this. (it is possible that this
> is not vi related) My system is a Mostek Matrix Vmebus computer with
> a Unisoft 68k sysV port. Thanks in advance...
>                            Erik James Freed
> 			   Aurora Systems
> 			   San Francisco, CA
> 			   {dual,ptsfa}!aum!freed

	We use 68010 VME-bus systems made by Ironics Inc. (IV-1600S) which
run Unisoft System V.  We almost exclusively use vi and have never experienced
the problem.  Could you be more explicit?  How do you quit vi (':q!', 'ZZ',
':q', etc.)?  Have you set any ex options?  Are you running in 'open mode'?
What is in the file '0'?

	Larry Lippman
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