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Subject: How do i write this macro under VI
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.232907.21795@massey.ac.nz>
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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 91 23:29:07 GMT
Reply-To: R.Singh@massey.ac.nz (R. Singh)
Organization: Massey University Computer Centre
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A couple of macros, I wanted advice on

1) Go to the beginning of every line and delete the first 25 characters.

2) Find a particular pattern and delete to a particulate pattern
for example if you have lines like

-a info-mac/app/00app-abstracts.abs
-a info-mac/apple/00apple-abstracts.abs

and want

-a 00app-abstracts.abs
-a 00apple-abstracts.abs

meaning in every line of the file, delete from info-mac to 00.

Thanx
Raminder Singh