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From: mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Undocumented vi feature
Message-ID: <825@mcgill-vision.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 26-Jun-87 05:12:14 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 26 05:12:14 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 4-Jul-87 23:05:09 EDT
References: <219@ausmelb.OZ> <756@custom.UUCP>
Organization: McGill University, Montreal
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In article <756@custom.UUCP>, boykin@custom.UUCP (Joseph Boykin) writes:
> In article <219@ausmelb.OZ>, dak@ausmelb.OZ (David Kruger) writes:
>> A UNIX guru once told me that it is possible to somehow enter vi/ex
>> commands at the top of a text file so that when you `vi' the file,
>> the commands are executed.

> [This feature exists.  Just put] either "ex:" or "vi:" followed by
> the command, followed by another colon.

True.  This drove us bonkers for the longest time.  We just happened to
have a user whose name ended with ex or vi (I forget which) near the
top or bottom of /etc/passwd.  Guess what vipw did!

					der Mouse

				(mouse@mcgill-vision.uucp)