From: a@b.c   
      
   J.O. Aho wrote:   
   > Wim Cossement wrote:   
   >> Hi,   
   >>   
   >> Does anyone knows what this means when I open or quit vi?   
   >>   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line: mpi-pow.o: mpi-pow.c   
   >> ../config.h /usr/include/stdio.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line:   /usr/include/features.h   
   >> /usr/include/sys/cdefs.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line:   
   >> /usr/include/bits/wordsize.h /usr/include/gnu/stubs.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line: /usr/include/gnu/stubs-32.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line:   
   >> /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.2/include/stddef.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line: /usr/include/bits/types.h   
   >> /usr/include/bits/typesizes.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line:   /usr/include/libio.h   
   >> /usr/include/_G_config.h /usr/include/wchar.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line: /usr/include/bits/wchar.h   
   >> /usr/include/gconv.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line:   
   >> /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.2/include/stdarg.h \   
   >> E575: viminfo: Illegal starting char in line:   
   >> /usr/include/bits/stdio_lim.h /usr/include/bits/sys_errlist.h \   
   >> E136: viminfo: Too many errors, skipping rest of file   
   >>   
   >> All those headers start with a comment block so I don't know what it's   
   >> complaining about...   
   >   
   > Have you open it in vi/khexedit and seen that there aren't a control   
   character?   
      
   The solution is rather simple: delete the existing .viminfo in your homedir.   
      
   HTH,   
      
   Wimmy   
      
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