Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:57:20 +1000 From: Stephen McKay <smckay@internode.on.net> To: bugs@freebsd.org Cc: Daniel Rudy <dcrudy@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: bin/64359: :p and :P commands in vi doesn't work Message-ID: <200403180657.i2I6vKVA013500@dungeon.home> In-Reply-To: <200403170242.i2H2gUm3080538@wildfire.danielrudy.org> from Daniel Rudy at "Wed, 17 Mar 2004 02:42:30 %2B0000" References: <200403170242.i2H2gUm3080538@wildfire.danielrudy.org>
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On Wednesday, 17th March 2004, Daniel Rudy wrote: >Invoke vi with multiple files on the command line. >Do :n to edit the next file. >Do :p to edit the previous file. This step fails. :p means :print not :previous. :prev is the short form for :previous. Admittedly the syntax the manual uses to describe it [Pp]rev[ious][!] is mixing several meanings for [] but you should be able to work it out. Stephen.
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