Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!princeton!allegra!ulysses!mhuxt!ihnp4!houxm!hjuxa!pzl From: pzl@hjuxa.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Append file commands for ex/vi Message-ID: <616@hjuxa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Jan-87 09:30:30 EST Article-I.D.: hjuxa.616 Posted: Tue Jan 13 09:30:30 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Jan-87 19:32:46 EST References: <2333@dalcs.UUCP> Distribution: na Lines: 18 Keywords: append command unix ex vi In article <2333@dalcs.UUCP>, lane@dalcs.UUCP (John Wright/Dr. Pat Lane) writes: > >Is there a way to append a range of text to a file from vi/ex (as opposed >to 'w' which writes or over-writes)? > try in vi : nn,mm w >> filename where nn->mm are your range of lines Also, you may be interested in this: to append the result of a shell command after the current line: : . r ! progname -- ---------------------------------------------------------- |Pete Lega, DEC, Holmdel, NJ {normal disclaimers apply} | |{backbone}!clyde!hjuxa!pzl | ----------------------------------------------------------