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From: steve@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Steve Holtsberg)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: vi bug?
Message-ID: <1798@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 19:22:57 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 28 19:22:57 1985
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I have a file whose contents is:
12345
67890

The cursor is on the 1, and I type the following sequence of commands:
ma
f5
y`a

P

Now, I think the P should insert 12345 before the 6 on the second line.
Instead, it DELETES the 6789!!  (Try it.)

Am I wrong, or is this a bug?

Steven Holtsberg  (sdcrdcf!steve@UUCP, ucla-cs!holts@UUCP)