In article <224 at rruxw.UUCP> alb1 at rruxw.UUCP (Albert L Barbee) writes: >I want a spec which closes around >deleted lines in vi, rather than the "@" to fill the void. Check the so-called "baud rate" that the UNIX terminal handler thinks you're using. If it is set too low, "vi" will do funny things like that. (Use "stty 9600" to fix this.)