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From: david@mlacus.oz (David Letcher)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: edit multiple files in vi?
Message-ID: <630@mlacus.oz>
Date: 19 Sep 90 04:22:16 GMT
References: <1990Sep13.030424.27298@hybrid.UUCP>
Organization: Aust Centre for UNISYS Software(ACUS Melb)
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javey@hybrid.UUCP (Shahram Javey) writes:

>Is there a way to edit multiple files in vi so that one could move
>from one file to next and back again?

specify all required files on command line

e.g.

$ vi file1 file2 file3 ...

you are placed in file1. when finished editing this file use


:w

to write away all changes followed by

:n


to get to the next file.

use 

:e#

to return to the LAST file edited.

use

:e filename


to edit any file.