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- RETURNING TO WHERE YOU LEFT OFF
- by Richard S. Williams, PAKUP, June 1987
-
- (Tricks on how to find where you left off editing)
-
- The double dot command can be used in many ways. Last month I
- suggested using it to keep a record of what revision you were
- working on, or even a cumulative history of your editing a file.
- You can also use these commands to mark where you left off during
- an interrupted editing session.
-
- Just leave command giving pertinent information that you can (1)
- remember and (2) find again with a search command. It really
- helps if you have chosen something unique, so your search will
- find what you want the first time, every time. I always think up
- something complicated like "last edit 4/21/87" and then can never
- find it because I can't remember the clever term I used. You
- need something quick and easy (so you don't waste time or
- misspell it) and memorable.
-
- It might be useful to leave yourself a note at the top of the
- file telling you what the marker actually is. Then it will
- always be there to copy. Also, remember that your search doesn't
- have to be for the whole entry. You can use "last edit 4/21/87
- &&" and just search for the &&, assuming that you don't fill up
- your text with double ampersands.