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From: Stephen McKay <smckay@internode.on.net>
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Subject: Re: bin/64359: :p and :P commands in vi doesn't work 
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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.