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From: sims@hou2b.UUCP (J.SIMESTER)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: vi ':ab' command
Message-ID: <237@hou2b.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Mar-84 15:19:06 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 19 15:19:06 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 20-Mar-84 01:56:26 EST
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>>  It's not necessary for the "ab"-ed form to be the first
>>  few letters of the expanded form. Even this is okay -
>> 	 	:ab q xylophone
>>  But as you type in the abbreviation, leave a blank after it so that vi will 
>>  know that it needs to expand. This makes it possible to type in a word like
>>	  	quiet   
>>  without having it suddenly expanded to -
>> 	 	xylophoneuiet   !!

However, one might want to think twice before using "q" (or "w" or
any other editor commands) as a definition.  Otherwise, you're in
for a real shock when you try to quit (write, etc.)

			Jim
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                                    Jim
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