Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:38:35 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk> To: Anand Buddhdev <arb@anand.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: key mapping in vi/nvi Message-ID: <19990714183835.A269@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19990714104155.A13850@africaonline.co.ke>; from Anand Buddhdev on Wed, Jul 14, 1999 at 10:41:55AM %2B0300 References: <19990714104155.A13850@africaonline.co.ke>
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On Wed, Jul 14, 1999 at 10:41:55AM +0300, Anand Buddhdev wrote:
> I've been trying to do some key mapping in vi, but I'm stuck. I can
> associate simple letters to words, eg. map n anand, so that a press of
> 'anand' will instead send 'anand' to the editor. However, I want to
> associate the function keys F1 to F12 with various more complex macros,
> for example a substitution macro, like:
>
> F1 = s/From: Anand Buddhdev <arb@anand.org>/From: postmaster/
>
Try:
map ^[OP :s/From: Anand Buddhdev <arb@anand.org>/From: postmaster/^M
Where ``^[OP'' is typed ``Ctrl-V F1'' and ^M is typed ``Ctrl-V
Ctrl-M''. Put the cursor on the start of the matching string, hit
F1, and voila. Works for me. If you want it global just add ``%''
between ``:'' and ``s''.
HTH
> This is so I can use vi with mutt, and change my from addresses with a
> single key rather than editing them everytime. Any help will be
> appreciated.
>
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