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From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: vi macro -- back up by wordends
Keywords: vi, macro, cursor movement
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Date: 10 Jun 90 16:22:20 GMT
Reply-To: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher)
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E-Mail, please.. The expire vulture awaits my departure with glee..


Comp.editors came up empty. I guess all the experts are
over here...;_}

I'm trying to build a vi macro that will backup by the ENDS of
words. For example, in the previous sentence, it would go: 
	. s f S e y p .........
and so forth. My crude attempts break if there is a single-letter
word or a punct. mark involved. Of course, if you are at the
beginning of a word, it should only go across the space, etc..

Suggestions?
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