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Re: vi on ms-dos

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From: Jose Pina Coelho
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 11:38
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In article <426@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com>
rfh3273@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com (Dick Harrigill) writes: 

   Can you show me *ANYTHING* in vi that a typial vi novice could figure out 
   the keystroke sequence for him/herself without referring to a manual?

:!man vi

Of course you need man for MsDos :-)




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From: jpc@fct.unl.pt (Jose Pina Coelho)
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Subject: Re: vi on ms-dos
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Date: 17 Jun 91 11:38:35 GMT
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