Joining block of text in vi
silver at csu-cs.UUCP
silver at csu-cs.UUCP
Mon Aug 29 14:00:09 AEST 1983
Yes, but the more general (and easier) way to accomplish such tricks in
vi is to use ":map" to define otherwise-unused keys (like ^X) to do
things, like pass text through outside filters (in your case, paste).
For example, my .exrc defines ":map ^X {!}fmt -j^M". I can hit ^X
anywhere in a paragraph and get it reformatted quickly. Like this...
now watch closely... wasn't that EASY?
Down with text compiling, what you see is what you deserve!
Alan Silverstein, Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Systems Division, Colorado
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