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From: artp@motbos.UUCP (Art Parmet)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi format command
Summary: vi formatter available
Keywords: paragraph vi editor
Message-ID: <624@motbos.UUCP>
Date: 15 Sep 89 12:36:21 GMT
References: <964@alpha.lanl.gov>
Organization: Motorola Semiconductor Products, Woburn, Ma.
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In article <964@alpha.lanl.gov>, sct@alpha.lanl.gov (Stephen Tenbrink) writes:
> Is there a technique for reformatting a paragraph when using vi?  Sometimes
....

There  is  a  public  domain program called "fill" which will do exactly
what you want.  By compiling it with the "justify" option as the default
and naming it with a one letter command (like "f"),  you  can  format  a
paragraph  from  the current cursor position to the end of the paragraph
by:      !}f

The source is yours on reauest.

Regards,
Art
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