From: jmccue@magnetar.hsd1.ma.comcast.net   
      
   Ron  wrote:   
   > On Tue, 3 May 2022, Ben Collver wrote:   
      
      
      
   > Sorry, I knew that wasn't well written. I was wondering why   
   > it switches to command mode when you move to the 1st of a   
   > line. (Though it certainly doesn't hurt to know the reason for   
   > the shift to nvi!)   
      
   I was unaware of the functionality you asked about, but yes it   
   happens to me also.   
      
   So I checked at work on our AIX box, and on the "real" vi   
   (Version 3.10) it works the same exact way.  So I am fairly   
   sure that is why we see that happening in nvi.   
      
   >   --Ron   
      
   John   
      
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