In article <[log in to unmask]>,
[log in to unmask] (Bart) writes:
>   For the last few days, whenever I try to use edit in a subdirectory (of my
> VAX account), it gives me:
>
>     1    (first line of whatever I'm editing)
> *
>
> rather than showing the whole document like it always has, and still does in
my
> main directory.  I haven't changed the protection on the subdirectories or
any
> of the files, and I know it was working normal before Christmas break.  Any
> ideas what's wrong?
 
Issue the following command:
    SHOW SYMBOL EDIT
If the symbol equates to "EDIT/EDT", this is your problem.  Look in your
LOGIN.COM for a line that looks like:
    $ EDIT == "EDIT/EDT"
Removing (or commenting out) this line should fix the problem the next time
you log in.
 
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                                     Kent Covert, Software Coordinator
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