How to quote % in vi/ex ': ' escape

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From: Heinz Herbeck
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 15:47

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Sorry if this is in the FAQ or has been discussed here already. I can vaguely
remember having read about this problem before, but I can't find any 
articles about it in my archives (and I can't find the FAQ either).

How can I insert a % into a ':' command in vi, without it being replaced by
the current filename ?
For example, I have a file test.c% in my directory, and want to read it into
the buffer with

:r test.c%

or edit it with

:e test.c%

^V% and ^V^V% don't work.

And, in the same way, how to quote # ?

Any help or hint will be appreciated.

MfG
HH
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