http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/archive/doc/unix/unixhelp/Unixhelp/vi_eleven.1.html (Einblicke ins Internet, 10/1995)
Change an option value temporarily
Change an option value temporarily
To change a the value of an option temporarily:
:set option_name
or:
:set option_name=value
This sets the value of the option until you quit vi.