Re: .ini files and DOS line endings

[Paul Fox]

Never mind.  I figured it out.

I copied the "ini" mode definition from modes.rc into my .vilerc, and
changed it to remove the ".ini" file suffix from its list.  The file
now comes up in conf mode.

paul

I wrote:
 > A .ini file is edited in [inimode].  It's also edited with DOS line
 > endings, i.e. [inimode crlf].
 > 
 > Normally when a file is in "crlf" mode, you can do "set nodos" before
 > writing it out to eliminate the DOS line endings.
 > 
 > But if the file is also in inimode, that doesn't work.
 > 
 > So I have a .ini file, on linux, which keeps getting CRNL line endings
 > every time I edit and write it.  Frustrating, since the program that reads
 > it warns about this when it starts.
 > 
 > Is there a way to prevent the INI filter (if that's what's doing it) from
 > changing the file's line endings?
 > 
 > Barring that, how do I disable an editing mode -- how can I tell vile
 > that a .ini file isn't special at all.
 > 
 > paul
 > =----------------------
 >  paul fox, pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 47.7 degrees)
 > 


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paul fox, pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 47.5 degrees)