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From: irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide')
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: vi abbreviation for :w :n ?
Message-ID: <1188@kuling.UUCP>
Date: 24 Sep 89 20:08:35 GMT
References: <4728@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM>
Reply-To: irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide')
Organization: Dept. of Computer Systems, Uppsala University, Sweden
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In article <4728@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM> scott@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM (Scott Huddleston) writes:
>When editing multiple files in vi, I'd like a faster(*) way to write
>changes and move on to the next file than :w RETURN :n RETURN or
>ZZ:n RETURN.  Is there a faster way?  Thanx in advance.
>

If the alternative filename is known to 'vi' (i.e., you have been
there before during your editing session) you can use -^ to
toggle between the alternative file/buffer and the current one.  If you have
set the autowrite option the changes made in the file you just left will
be recorded.

Another possibility would be to use tags.


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