How to open a file in a different directory using vi

[Sirisha_1]

I would like to know if there is any way to open a file that is in some different directory , without giving the absolute path name . I mean , just by giving the name of the file to vi .Is there any way to achieve this by manipulating the path variable or using vi with any option .

[Mark Grant]

No, there isn't but there are ways you could make it look like that.

symbolic or hard link from the file to your current directory is one way.

alias "vmyfile=vi /long/path/to/myfile" so that when you type vmyfile it edits it.

MYFILE=/really/long/path/top/myfile
vi $MYFILE

Maybe this will help.

[Romildo]

Try to use a script that do the following ...

#!/usr/bin/ksh
file=$(which $1)
vi $file

the script would be call vi.sh and you use vi.sh file.

good luck.

Romildo