How to disable auto-indent when pasting in BusyBox's Vi?

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I have a Vi running as BusyBox executable (VMware ESXi):

$ vi --version
BusyBox v1.20.2 (2014-08-27 12:48:18 PDT) multi-call binary.

Is there a way to disable auto-indent when pasting the code? Neither of the methods described in Turning off auto indent when pasting text into vim works for Busybox.

I can set noautoindent before pasting and set autoindent after, but is there a persistent method?

You can use autocommands/mappings to set and unset based on your keys/clicks. Did you tried :set paste command before pasting ? — SibiCoder, Jul 17, 2016 at 8:16

romainl · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-17 08:16:43Z

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Judging by the source, the only settable options in "BusyBox Vi" are:

autoindent
showmatch
ignorecase

So, the answer seems to be "no".

answered Jul 17, 2016 at 8:16

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DJMcMayhem · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-21 01:06:44Z

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Don't know about BusyBox, but avoiding indentations is effective with the :se paste command. I include in my ~/.vimrc the definition:

map #P :se paste

so by doing #P I can turn indenting off. Useful when copying and pasting from one terminal to another.

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answered Jul 20, 2016 at 22:49

Víctor Luaña

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The 'paste' option doesn't exist.
– Antony
Jul 21, 2016 at 7:05
@Antony It does in normal vim. Try :set all and all possible options are shown.
– Víctor Luaña
Jul 21, 2016 at 9:09
The OP isn't using vim.
– Antony
Jul 21, 2016 at 10:12
@Antony Thanks, I realize now. Didn't know about BusyBox.
– Víctor Luaña
Jul 21, 2016 at 19:08
Aye, there are several variants of vi around, though Vim is the most popular.
– Antony
Jul 21, 2016 at 19:28

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