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From: phil@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Phil Gustafson)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Whence vi's hjkl?
Message-ID: <1991Apr20.061403.13865@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG>
Date: 20 Apr 91 06:14:03 GMT
References: <1991Apr15.021544.19067@umbc3.umbc.edu>
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In article <1991Apr15.021544.19067@umbc3.umbc.edu> rouben@math16.math.umbc.edu () writes:
>I have always wondered about the choice of the {h,j,k,l} keys for 
>cursor movement in vi.  What was the rational behind it? 

To maintain compatibility with rogue.


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