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Subject: How do I do this in VI?
Message-ID: <1991Apr15.223037.23316@massey.ac.nz>
Date: 15 Apr 91 22:30:37 GMT
Reply-To: R.Singh@massey.ac.nz (R. Singh)
Organization: Massey University Computer Centre
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Couple of questions of commands under VI?

1) Copy and paste every line in a file, for eg.

-r    87636 Apr  1 03:02 ./app/00app-abstracts.abs
-r      279 Apr  1 03:04 ./apple/00apple-abstracts.abs
-r     1299 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/code/00code-abstracts.abs
-r     3687 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/doc/00doc-abstracts.abs
-r     2064 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/hin/00hin-abstracts.abs

-r    87636 Apr  1 03:02 ./app/00app-abstracts.abs
-r    87636 Apr  1 03:02 ./app/00app-abstracts.abs
-r      279 Apr  1 03:04 ./apple/00apple-abstracts.abs
-r      279 Apr  1 03:04 ./apple/00apple-abstracts.abs
-r     1299 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/code/00code-abstracts.abs
-r     1299 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/code/00code-abstracts.abs
-r     3687 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/doc/00doc-abstracts.abs
-r     3687 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/doc/00doc-abstracts.abs

2) Insert a blank line after every line. For eg

-r    87636 Apr  1 03:02 ./app/00app-abstracts.abs
-r      279 Apr  1 03:04 ./apple/00apple-abstracts.abs
-r     1299 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/code/00code-abstracts.abs
-r     3687 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/doc/00doc-abstracts.abs

to become

-r    87636 Apr  1 03:02 ./app/00app-abstracts.abs

-r      279 Apr  1 03:04 ./apple/00apple-abstracts.abs

-r     1299 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/code/00code-abstracts.abs

-r     3687 Apr  1 03:03 ./apple/doc/00doc-abstracts.abs

Thanx
Raminder Singh