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From: rouben@math9.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian)
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Subject: Re: How to do this in VI....
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Date: 30 Apr 91 16:49:12 GMT
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In article <1991Apr30.152450.18717@cec1.wustl.edu> abed@venus.wustl.edu (Abed M. Hammoud) writes:
>	Is there a way to pipe out the content of a buffer in Vi
>	to the printer.
>	So for example this would allow me to select part of the 
>	screen, save it in lets say the a buffer. and then print
>	the contents of the buffer.

To send a portion of your buffer to the printer, mark the beginning
of range, say by m, go to the end of the range, and type
    :'m,.w !lpr

You may have to replace the "lpr" command with whatenver command
your system uses to send files to printers.

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