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Article #1268Re: vi delete to #
From: John DuBois
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 07:32
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 07:32
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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
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!sco!gorn!deeptht!spcecdt From: spcecdt@deeptht.santa-cruz.ca.us (John DuBois) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: vi delete to # Message-ID: <75@deeptht.UUCP> Date: 28 Nov 90 07:32:45 GMT References: <1990Nov21.025246.8298@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> Reply-To: spcecdt@deeptht.santa-cruz.ca.us (John DuBois) Distribution: na Organization: The Armory Lines: 15