thanks guys, i gave myself a little time and a small task and finally
learned Vi. not my favorite editor, but at least i know how to use it
now. i'll keep using it for a while to get some motor memory, but
will probably go back to nano whenever possible.
Jon
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 22:00:18 -0600, Jerry Davis <
jfdecd@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> I would add the mark command too.
>
> at any line do m followed by a letter and you get a mark
> then you can always go back to that mark by using the ' followed by that same
> letter.
>
> also you can use the goto mark ' to do command line thingies.
>
> for instance open up a file and goto a line somewhere and type ma
> goto another line further down and type mb
>
> to goto the 'a' mark then just type 'a, similarly goto mark b by typing 'b
>
> to yank the lines from mark a to mark b for instance you can do :'a,'b yank
> etc.
>
> I use this all the time and it is easy to remember.
>
> Just my $0.02,
> Jerry
>
> <snip>
>
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