Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 13:02:27 +0100 From: John Murphy <bigotfo@bigfoot.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Windows in vi (was Ctrl X C V) Message-ID: <qZmOOeqj3yPavXtfGZpzTaBeJE%2Bw@4ax.com>
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Damien Tougas wrote: >Not too many people know this, but the FreeBSD version of vi actually >lets you edit multiple files simultaneously in different windows. >While editing a file, type the following: > >:E filename > >to open 'filename' into a new window. You can then switch between the >windows using Ctrl-W. > >If you like vi, but want even more power try installing vim from the >ports. > >Hope this helps. That makes vi a lot easier for me to use. Thanks for the tip. I'm about to try vim - surprised it needs tcl as a dependency. Thanks, also, to everyone who responded to the previous thread. John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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