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From: gph@hpsemc.HP.COM (Paul Houtz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi question.  How to return to visual mode.
Message-ID: <810069@hpsemc.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Jun 89 17:32:49 GMT
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Organization: HP Technology Access Center, Cupertino, CA
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max@jma.UUCP (Max Heffler @ Landmark Graphics) writes:

>Some times, in vi, I hit some unknown key sequence that throws me
>into a command mode that I have not been able to return to visual
>mode from.  Any ideas? 

 If you are getting a colon prompt, simply type in "vi" and return.
 You are probably in ex.  Also, I would suggest that you might want
 to read the man entry on vi and ex.  

 I don't mean that in a cynical way, just trying to be helpful.