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From: ECSGRT@lure.latrobe.edu.au (GEOFFREY TOBIN, ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Vi/Ex:  Editor command line editor?
Message-ID: <5104@lure.latrobe.edu.au>
Date: 27 Feb 91 04:24:26 GMT
References: <4729@male.EBay.Sun.COM> <1991Jan30.175602.400@convex.com> <4748@male.EBay.Sun.COM>
Organization: VAX Cluster, Computer Centre, La Trobe University
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In article <4748@male.EBay.Sun.COM, carl@mugwump.UK.Sun.COM
(Carl Johnson - Sun EHQ - MIS) writes:

>prompt> vi afile.c
>editeditedit
>:e completelynewfile.c
>  error msg saying I haven't written my changes  (query 1)
>	I dont care so..
>:e! some_amazing_vi_command to reference the last file  (query 2)

Carl's questions were answered, but how about this:

  :.,.+3s/some long expression/another long expression/g...
    OOPS!  I mistyped something.
  u
  :BORING REPETITION WITH A ONE-CHARACTER CORRECTION
    OOPS!  I miscued again.  All this work for a once-only!
  :AND SO ON

Command line editing for ex?

GT


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