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  2. From: tmike@cmptrc.lonestar.org (T. Mike Howeth)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
  4. Subject: Re: deleting lines in vi
  5. Keywords: vi, delete
  6. Message-ID: <198@cmptrc.lonestar.org>
  7. Date: 25 Jul 92 15:39:46 GMT
  8. References: <16921@autodesk.COM> <1992Jul19.180824.15201@mccc.edu> <1992Jul24.224455.12496@mrspoc.Transact.COM>
  9. Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX
  10. Lines: 14
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  12. In article <1992Jul24.224455.12496@mrspoc.Transact.COM> steven@Transact.COM (Steven List) writes:
  13. |
  14. |When deleting, yanking, or otherwise modifying using movement commands,
  15. |VI only works on whole lines.  So using either 'a or `a will have the
  16. |same effect in this context.
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  18.  
  19. Are you running a HOMEMADE copy of vi????  vi certainly DOES work on portions 
  20. of lines!
  21.  
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  23. tmike@cmptrc.lonestar.org                                               __
  24. "Whoever said 'getting there is half the fun'                           \/
  25.     has never ridden in a class 8 probe!"
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