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From: rouben@math13.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian)
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Subject: Re: vi delete to #
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Date: 21 Nov 90 05:10:42 GMT
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In article <1990Nov21.025246.8298@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) writes:
 >I'm looking for a macro that would delete to a given line
 >number. For example: You are editing a file, and are on line 5.
 >You want to delete everything up to line 17.

 Try: 
        d17G

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