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vi set Options

Option	Default
`autoindent` (`ai`)	`noai`
`autoprint` (`ap`)	`ap`
`autowrite` (`aw`)	`noaw`
`beautify` (`bf`)	`nobf`
`directory` (`dir`)	/tmp
`edcompatible`	`noedcompatible`
`errorbells` (`eb`)	`errorbells`
`exrc` (`ex`)	`noexrc`
`hardtabs` (`ht`)	8
`ignorecase` (`ic`)	`noic`
`lisp`	`nolisp`
`list`	`nolist`
`magic`	`magic`
`mesg`	`mesg`
`novice`	`nonovice`
`number` (`nu`)	`nonu`
`open`	`open`
`optimize` (`opt`)	`noopt`
`paragraphs` (`para`)	`IPLPPPQP LIpplpipbp`
`prompt`	`prompt`
`readonly` (`ro`)	`noro`
`redraw` (`re`)	Â
`remap`	`remap`
`report`	5
`scroll`	half window
`sections` (`sect`)	`SHNHH HU`
`shell` (`sh`)	/bin/sh
`shiftwidth` (`sw`)	8
`showmatch` (`sm`)	`nosm`
`showmode`	`noshowmode`
`slowopen` (`slow`)	Â
`tabstop` (`ts`)	8
`taglength` (`tl`)	0
`tags`	tags /usr/lib/tags
`tagstack`	`tagstack`
`term`	(from `$TERM`)
`terse`	`noterse`
`timeout` (`to`)	`timeout`
`ttytype`	(from `$TERM`)
`warn`	`warn`
`window` (`w`)	Â
`wrapscan` (`ws`)	`ws`
`wrapmargin` (`wm`)	0
`writeany` (`wa`)	`nowa`

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