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From: edhew@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew)
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Subject: Re: How does one insert ">"s?
Message-ID: <1989Oct8.061328.29738@xenitec.on.ca>
Date: 8 Oct 89 06:13:28 GMT
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In article <3224@ur-cc.UUCP> bush@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Darren Bush) writes:
>
>  What's the vi macro for inserting > in the front of a line?  I had it but
>  alas I lost it when I cleaned out my home directory...

The command line sequence is:		:g/^/s//> /

Turn it into a macro of your choice.

>	P.S.  yes, I've been doing it by hand.  Sheesh.

Examine the components of the above short sequence, and you'll
never suffer that indignity again.	:-)

>Darren S. Bush 		bush@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu

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