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Article #1271Re: vi delete to #
From: Robert Felps
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 1990 21:08
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 1990 21:08
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In <75@deeptht.UUCP> spcecdt@deeptht.santa-cruz.ca.us (John DuBois) writes:
>In article <1990Nov21.025246.8298@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) writes:
>+I'm looking for a macro that would delete to a given line
>+number. For example: You are editing a file, and are on line 5.
>+You want to delete everything up to line 17. Now of course, you
>+can subtract in your head, and use a 12dd. But my view has always
>+computers are supposed to do those things for me!
>+
>+Any suggestion on a "delete to {or delete through} line #" macro?
>+is busy, hung or dead....................................33257-0335
> I think the only way you're going to get delete-through-line#
>is with :.,# d<return> You could make the :., part a macro...
> John DuBois
> spcecdt@deeptht.santa-cruz.ca.us
How about,
d#G
or am I missing something here?
Thanks,
Robert Felps felps@convex.com
Convex Computer Corp OS System Specialist
3000 Waterview Parkway Tech. Assistant Ctr
Richardson, Tx. 75083 1(800) 952-0379
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!convex!convex.convex.com!felps From: felps@convex.com (Robert Felps) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: vi delete to # Message-ID: <felps.659912916@convex.convex.com> Date: 29 Nov 90 21:08:36 GMT References: <1990Nov21.025246.8298@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> <75@deeptht.UUCP> Sender: news@convex.com Distribution: na Lines: 30