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Use Another Directory </A></H2><PCLASS="para"><EMCLASS="emphasis">vi</EM> keeps its temporary copy of the file you're editing in a<SPANCLASS="link">temporary-file directory (<ACLASS="linkend"HREF="ch21_02.htm"TITLE="A Better Place for Temporary Files: /tmp ">21.2</A>)</SPAN>-usually <EMCLASS="emphasis">/tmp</EM>, <EMCLASS="emphasis">/usr/tmp</EM>, or <EMCLASS="emphasis">/var/tmp</EM>.If you're editing a big file or if the temporary filesystem runs out of space,<EMCLASS="emphasis">vi</EM> may not be able to make your temporary file.When that happens, you can use <EMCLASS="emphasis">vi</EM>'s <CODECLASS="literal">set</CODE> <CODECLASS="literal">directory</CODE>command to set the pathname of a different temporary directory.(If this happens a lot though, you should talk to the system administratorand see if the standard area can be cleaned up or made bigger.)</P><PCLASS="para"><ACLASS="indexterm"NAME="AUTOID-34507"></A><ACLASS="indexterm"NAME="AUTOID-34509"></A>First, you'll need the<SPANCLASS="link">absolute pathname (<ACLASS="linkend"HREF="ch14_02.htm"TITLE="Using Relative and Absolute Pathnames ">14.2</A>)</SPAN>of a directory on a filesystem with<SPANCLASS="link">enough room (<ACLASS="linkend"HREF="ch24_09.htm"TITLE="How Much Disk Space? ">24.9</A>)</SPAN>.Use an existing directory or make a new one.</P><PCLASS="para">The <EMCLASS="emphasis">vi</EM> command is <CODECLASS="literal">set</CODE> directory&nbsp;- for example,</P><PCLASS="para"><BLOCKQUOTECLASS="screen"><PRECLASS="screen">set directory=/usr1/jim/vitemp</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></P><PCLASS="para">You have to type that command before giving <EMCLASS="emphasis">vi</EM> a filename toedit&nbsp;- after that, <EMCLASS="emphasis">vi</EM> has made the temporary file and you'll be too late.But if you type that command while using <EMCLASS="emphasis">vi</EM> and then use the<SPANCLASS="link"><CODECLASS="literal">:e</CODE> command (<ACLASS="linkend"HREF="ch30_04.htm"TITLE="Editing Multiple Files with vi ">30.4</A>)</SPAN>,all files from then onwill use the new temporary directory.</P><PCLASS="para">To set the directory temporarily, it's probably easiest to add thatcommand to the <EMCLASS="emphasis">EXINIT</EM><SPANCLASS="link">environment variable (<ACLASS="linkend"HREF="ch06_01.htm#UPT-ART-1170"TITLE="What Environment Variables Are Good For ">6.1</A>)</SPAN>:</P><PCLASS="para"><BLOCKQUOTECLASS="screen"><PRECLASS="screen">setenv EXINIT 'set directory=/usr1/jim/vitemp'</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></P><PCLASS="para">There are other ways to change <EMCLASS="emphasis">EXINIT</EM>, too&nbsp;- see article<ACLASS="xref"HREF="ch06_10.htm"TITLE="Running a Command with a Temporarily Different Environment ">6.10</A>.</P><PCLASS="para">If you already have a<SPANCLASS="link"><EMCLASS="emphasis">.exrc</EM> file (<ACLASS="linkend"HREF="ch30_06.htm"TITLE="Local Settings for vi and ex ">30.6</A>)</SPAN>,<ACLASS="indexterm"NAME="AUTOID-34536"></A>setting <EMCLASS="emphasis">EXINIT</EM> will make <EMCLASS="emphasis">vi</EM> ignore your <EMCLASS="emphasis">.exrc</EM> file.To make the temporary <CODECLASS="literal">set</CODE> <CODECLASS="literal">directory</CODE> work, too, use a commandwith a vertical bar (<CODECLASS="literal">|</CODE>) like this:</P><PCLASS="para"><BLOCKQUOTECLASS="screen"><PRECLASS="screen">setenv EXINIT 'source /usr1/jim/.exrc|set directory=/usr1/jim/vitemp'</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></P><DIVCLASS="sect1info"><PCLASS="SECT1INFO">- <SPANCLASS="authorinitials">JP</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV><DIVCLASS="htmlnav"><P></P><HRALIGN="LEFT"WIDTH="515"TITLE="footer"><TABLEWIDTH="515"BORDER="0"CELLSPACING="0"CELLPADDING="0"><TR><TDALIGN="LEFT"VALIGN="TOP"WIDTH="172"><ACLASS="SECT1"HREF="ch30_34.htm"TITLE="30.34 vi Line Commands vs. Character Commands "><IMGSRC="gifs/txtpreva.gif"SRC="gifs/txtpreva.gif"ALT="Previous: 30.34 vi Line Commands vs. Character Commands "BORDER="0"></A></TD><TDALIGN="CENTER"VALIGN="TOP"WIDTH="171"><ACLASS="book"HREF="index.htm"TITLE="UNIX Power Tools"><IMGSRC="gifs/txthome.gif"SRC="gifs/txthome.gif"ALT="UNIX Power Tools"BORDER="0"></A></TD><TDALIGN="RIGHT"VALIGN="TOP"WIDTH="172"><ACLASS="SECT1"HREF="ch30_36.htm"TITLE="30.36 The ex Open Mode Can Be Handy "><IMGSRC="gifs/txtnexta.gif"SRC="gifs/txtnexta.gif"ALT="Next: 30.36 The ex Open Mode Can Be Handy "BORDER="0"></A></TD></TR><TR><TDALIGN="LEFT"VALIGN="TOP"WIDTH="172">30.34 vi Line Commands vs. Character Commands </TD><TDALIGN="CENTER"VALIGN="TOP"WIDTH="171"><ACLASS="index"HREF="index/idx_0.htm"TITLE="Book Index"><IMGSRC="gifs/index.gif"SRC="gifs/index.gif"ALT="Book Index"BORDER="0"></A></TD><TDALIGN="RIGHT"VALIGN="TOP"WIDTH="172">30.36 The ex Open Mode Can Be Handy </TD></TR></TABLE><HRALIGN="LEFT"WIDTH="515"TITLE="footer"><IMGSRC="gifs/smnavbar.gif"SRC="gifs/smnavbar.gif"USEMAP="#map"BORDER="0"ALT="The UNIX CD Bookshelf Navigation"><MAPNAME="map"><AREASHAPE="RECT"COORDS="0,0,73,21"HREF="../index.htm"ALT="The UNIX CD Bookshelf"><AREASHAPE="RECT"COORDS="74,0,163,21"HREF="index.htm"ALT="UNIX Power Tools"><AREASHAPE="RECT"COORDS="164,0,257,21"HREF="../unixnut/index.htm"ALT="UNIX in a Nutshell"><AREASHAPE="RECT"COORDS="258,0,321,21"HREF="../vi/index.htm"ALT="Learning the vi Editor"><AREASHAPE="RECT"COORDS="322,0,378,21"HREF="../sedawk/index.htm"ALT="sed &amp; awk"><AREASHAPE="RECT"COORDS="379,0,438,21"HREF="../ksh/index.htm"ALT="Learning the Korn Shell"><AREASHAPE="RECT"COORDS="439,0,514,21"HREF="../lrnunix/index.htm"ALT="Learning the UNIX Operating System"></MAP></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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