On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 10:25, Michael Havens wrote: > What does ^z do? > ---- Terminates the running process - in this case, terminate the vi editor and leave the temp file is recognized the next time you try to edit the original file in vi - which is why it is offering the opportunity to delete or bring the temp file into the editor - oen or the other must be chosen or the file cannot be edited. Craig