Acbosgd.2258 net.bugs.4bsd utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!cbosg!cbosgd!mark Sat Apr 24 10:38:41 1982 Re: vi "ab" command bug This is not a bug. Typing something on the bottom line is considered input mode. It's useful for substitute commands and searches, not to mention ! commands. You probably should pick an abbrevation that's not one letter long, since that's kind of dangerous anyway. Mark