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From: wk@hpirs.HP.COM (Wayne Krone)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: How can you put a `|' in a vi map?
Message-ID: <4760009@hpirs.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 88 00:19:55 GMT
References: <521@srs.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> Try as I may, I can't seem to find a way to put a pipe symbol (`|') into
> a vi (ex) map.  For example, in vi try:
> 
> :map q i|^[
> 
> Where '^[' is entered via ^V then the escape key.  Vi says something
> like "Unknown command character '^['".  You can try escaping the `|'
> with a backslash and get different but equally useless results.  Seems
> that I've tried everything (doubling the `|', backslash, etc.).

You have to quote `|' with ^V (ctrl-V).  Try:

:map q i^V|^[

where '^V' is entered via two consecutive ctrl-V's.

Wayne Krone
Hewlett-Packard