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From: romwa@utcs.uucp
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Subject: Re: Append file commands for Unix & ex/vi
Message-ID: <1987Jan12.235127.12802@utcs.uucp>
Date: Mon, 12-Jan-87 23:51:27 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 12 23:51:27 1987
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The simplest way I know of to write a range of text out to
the end of another file is:

1) Bring up last line mode (the colon).
2) Type "n,nw !cat >> filename"

where "n,n" is the line range of text to be written.

I believe this is a not-to-obvious feature of vi.

Mark T. Dornfeld
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Ontario

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