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From: mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Loading Device Drivers at the DOS prompt
Message-ID: <11330005@acf5.NYU.EDU>
Date: 2 Dec 89 01:38:00 GMT
References: <1989Nov27.183203.17347@ee.rochester.edu>
Organization: New York University
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/* acf5:comp.sys.ibm.pc / frank@hpuamsa.UUCP (Frank Slootweg CRC) / 10:59 am  Nov 29, 1989 */
>  Peter (and others :-)) in future (while in "vi" after accidently
>pressing "w" (or similar)) do:
>
>:shell		(or similar. Gives you a shell)
>$ kill <pid_of_"vi">
>$ exit		(You drop back were you were before you pressed "w")
>No harm done.

Or maybe just press ^\ in my system this kills just about everything
(more powerfull that ^C)

Thanasis