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From: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
Subject: Re: vi :a screws tty
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> 
> 
> Anyone typed :a in vi command mode? Happens to me occasionally
> when I miss the q. I didn't find a way to get out of that trap
> other than killing the process. 

I just learnt that :a is a ex command and quitting with . is the
correct way to leave that mode.

Newer versions of nvi issue a short help message on that mode.


> 
> --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de