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From: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Two vi questions.
Keywords: vi
Message-ID: <1141@virtech.UUCP>
Date: 9 Sep 89 14:51:38 GMT
References: <4237@ncar.ucar.edu> <3937@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <614@jvncf.UUCP>
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In article <614@jvncf.UUCP>, saroff@jvncf.UUCP (Steve Saroff lac00001) writes:
> 1) Can you tell me why when I try to read in a file with the
> ":r" command, it barfs for long path names?

It never happens to me.

> 2) Is there any quick and dirty way of inserting a character(s) say
> at the front of lines (e.g. quick commenting out of 20 lines of code)

	:start_line_no,end_line_no s/^/# /

which places a "# " at the beginning of each line between, and including, 
start_line_no and end_line_no

Usually I go to the first line and mark it with an a by typing "ma"
then I go  to the last line and type the following:

	:'a,. s/^/# /

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