🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <549@bnlux0.bnl.gov> como@bnlux0.bnl.gov (Andrew Como) writes:
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>What is the command to go to the end of the file.

	G

> "   "   "     "    "  "  "  "   beginning of the file.

	1G	In general, type nG to go to line n.

>Is there a mechanism to re-define keys.

Type
:map! ^V 
then hit the key, type a space, and then the definition. End it with an <esc>.
(the ^V represents a control-V)

>Is there a mechanism to bind a command to a key

Type
:map ^V
then hit the key, type a space, and then the definition. End it with an <esc>.

The difference between :map! type bindings and :map type bindings is that
the former are used in insert mode, and the latter in command mode.
In both cases it is possible to switch mode within such a definition.
Keep in mind that vi does not automagically switch back.

The definition is just a sequence of keystrokes which would be legal in that
mode, except that some "special" characters like backspace and escape must be
quoted with a ^V.  To obtain a literal ^V, you need to type four of them.

You can list the current :map! or :map bindings by typing
:map!
and
:map
respectively.

If you want to keep such bindings across vi sessions, put the :map! commands
in a file named .exrc in your home directory.

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Hans Mulder	hansm@cwi.nl	mcvax!hansm