Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: vi question Message-ID: <6056@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Mar-84 10:56:14 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.6056 Posted: Wed Mar 21 10:56:14 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 22-Mar-84 02:01:34 EST References: <710@houxz.UUCP> <994@ihuxr.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 20 You can also use :w :e otherfile ... :w :e # The pound sign expands to the "alternate" filename. There is only one alternate filename; it's the name of the file you were last editing (i.e. ":n" makes the current filename become the alternate filename). Percent sign (%) expands to the current filename. Both of these work for ":!" also. -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris.umcp-cs@CSNet-Relay