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Subject: Re: ViM vs. Emacs
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> The Vim help claims: Nvi uses the "." command instead of CTRL-R.
> Unfortunately, this is not Vi compatible.  For example "dwdwu." in Vi
> deletes two words, in Nvi it does nothing.
> 
> Anyone want to test that on a 'real vi'?

Just tried with the stock vi on DEC unix, Irix, AIX, Solaris. In all
of them it deletes two words -- ie the second undoes the undo. 
Like vim -C, unlike nvi.

Rahul.


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