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From: hansm@cs.kun.nl (Hans Mulder)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Inserting Octal Values with vi
Message-ID: <3705@wn1.sci.kun.nl>
Date: 26 Jun 91 12:33:38 GMT
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In <1991Jun25.153354.320@auto-trol.com> rogopp@auto-trol.com (Roger Opperman) writes:

>I need to directly insert some 8-bit values into a file with vi (like
>you can with ^Q in emacs).  Is this possible?

No.

Unless your vendor has changed this (some did, and others will probably follow).

Ask your vendor.

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Have a nice day,

Hans Mulder	hansm@cs.kun.nl