minor vi/vim qstn

[Gary Kline]

Organization: Thought Unlimited.  Public service Unix since 1986.
Of_Interest: With 27 years  of service  to the  Unix  community.

On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:23:27AM +0200, Polytropon wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:27:41 -0700, Gary Kline wrote:
> > 	am I misremembering this feature, or didnt vi have a syntax where
> > 	you typed something like:
> > 
> > 	% vi[#] or % vi [-2]  [or vi [-N]
> > 	
> > 	to repeat the last or the second from last  command?  with my
> > 	shoulder sore bloody sore I need to save every key stroke.  
> 
> To repeat the last command, "." can be used.
> 
> The vi editor (and probably vim and gvim) supports
> according to "man vi":
> 
>        [Vi]i[sual][!] [+cmd] [file]
>               Vi mode only.  Edit a new file.
> 
> Is this what you're searching for?


	I THOGoHT it was "!", but lookit:


pts/14 17:11 <tao> [5010] vi sent
pts/14 17:11 <tao> [5011] vi!
zsh: command not found: vi!
pts/14 17:12 <tao> [5012]

.......  this is vi == vim.  

	AHA:: found it.  it's [bang]<commant>


pts/14 17:17 <tao> [5016] vi sent
pts/14 17:17 <tao> [5017] !v    


	I'll tell ya, if vi disappeared , I'd end it all!

	tx.

	gary






> Or do you refer to command lines where "@:" would repeat the

-N T- 34/41: P> last command (started with ":")?
> 
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> Polytropon
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