The meaning of % (Re: Delete end of line conditionally in VI?)

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From: Hans Mulder
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 15:31

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In <Bx0ACp.EAy@iat.holonet.net> dattier@orac.holonet.net (DWT) writes:

>BTW, in vi escapes to ex and in ex, unlike ed, "%" is a synonym for "1,$".

That depends on context.  When specifying a range, "%" is, as you
say, a synonym for "1,$".  But when specifying a file name or a shell
command, "%" is an abbreviation for the current file name (and "#" is
an abbreviation for the alternate file name).

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Hope this helps,

Hans Mulder			hansm@cs.kun.nl

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