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Re: VI Interactive Help

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From: Gary Puckering
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1988 19:16
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In article <189100003@uiucdcsb> wsmith@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>I've never seen a decent help card for Vi.  There are lots of things
>that won't fit in a small piece of documentation like a couple of sheets
>of paper.
>
>Plus they usually don't explain :map, :%! and other powerful and 
>infrequently used commands or how entirely orthogonal the commands and 
>addressing modes are.

The card I use seems pretty good.  I learned most of vi from it.
It is available from:

	Specialized Systems Consultants
	P.O. Box 7, Northgate Station
	Seattle, WA  98125-0007
	
	(206) FOR-UNIX

They also sell reference cards for Unix, C, and the C library.
-- 
Gary Puckering                                   P.O. Box 9707
Cognos Incorporated                              3755 Riverside Dr.
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From: garyp@cognos.uucp (Gary Puckering)
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Subject: Re: VI Interactive Help
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Date: 27 Jan 88 19:16:55 GMT
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Posted: Wed Jan 27 14:16:55 1988
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