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From: dlw@palmetto.cis.ufl.edu (Dave Wilson)
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Subject: Re: edit multiple files in vi?
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Date: 19 Sep 90 16:58:53 GMT
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In article <8652@neptune.inf.ethz.ch> wyle@inf.ethz.ch (Mitchell Wyle) writes:
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>That's the ticket!  I have never seen any good, clear, motivating examples
>of the "alternate file" editing feature(s) in vi.  Me?  I use csh job

The best vi tip I ever got was the following mapping in my .exrc file:

     map g :e#^M

This lets me toggle between two files without even thinking about it.
Combining this with the character buffers allows me to cut and paste between
the two files without too much difficulty.

What I really want, though, is the multiple buffers like emacs.  Way down on my
list of things to do is an XWindows shell around elvis or stevie that gives
menu support for multiple files.  Or is there something like that out there
already?

Dave Wilson
dlw@beach.cis.ufl.edu