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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: vi - Is there a ruler line function?
Message-ID: <5153@alice.uUCp>
Date: Fri, 21-Mar-86 11:30:09 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 21 11:30:09 1986
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> Doesn't vi have this capability?  I can't find it in the documentation.
> I do know that you can use ':#z=' (# = line no.) to bracket a line with lines
> of minuses, but how about a real ruler?

How about ':r ruler' ?  Followed by 'u' to get rid of it.