pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) (09/19/90)
One can go from ex to vi by using the vi command within ex. Is there a
way to go back to the ex session (and not just singular commands using ":")
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Peter Schmitt UNIX/VMS Consultant
Kiewit Computation Center Computing Services
Dartmouth College (603)646-2085
Hanover, NH 03755 Peter.Schmitt@Dartmouth.EDUsteinbac@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Gunter Steinbach) (09/20/90)
The Q command does that. It's in TFM. Guenter Steinbach gunter_steinbach@hplabs.hp.com
boykin@encore.com (Joseph Boykin) (09/20/90)
In article <24396@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) writes: > One can go from ex to vi by using the vi command within ex. Is there a > way to go back to the ex session (and not just singular commands using ":") Capital-Q will get you back. ---- Joseph Boykin Manager, Mach OS Development Encore Computer Corp Treasurer, IEEE Computer Society Internet: boykin@encore.com Phone: 508-460-0500 x2720
bob@wyse.wyse.com (Bob McGowen x4312 dept208) (09/20/90)
In article <24396@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) writes: >One can go from ex to vi by using the vi command within ex. Is there a >way to go back to the ex session .... ..... Yes, within vi, whether started as you indicate or from the command line, type a "Q". This will drop you back into the line oriented ex mode. Bob McGowan (standard disclaimer, these are my own ...) Product Support, Wyse Technology, San Jose, CA ..!uunet!wyse!bob bob@wyse.com
omerzu@quando.quantum.de (Thomas Omerzu) (09/20/90)
In article <24396@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) writes: >One can go from ex to vi by using the vi command within ex. Is there a >way to go back to the ex session (and not just singular commands using ":") Yes, it's the 'Q'-command. -- *--------------------------------------------------------------------------* Thomas Omerzu. Internet: omerzu@quantum.de Quantum GmbH Bitnet: omerzu%quando@UNIDO.bitnet Dortmund,Germany UUCP: ...!unido!quando!omerzu
cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) (09/20/90)
In article <24396@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) writes: >One can go from ex to vi by using the vi command within ex. Is there a >way to go back to the ex session (and not just singular commands using ":") A big (as in capital) Q (for Quit visual mode) does the job. -- Conor P. Cahill (703)430-9247 Virtual Technologies, Inc., uunet!virtech!cpcahil 46030 Manekin Plaza, Suite 160 Sterling, VA 22170
benji@hpfcdq.HP.COM (Jeff Benjamin) (09/21/90)
pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) writes: > One can go from ex to vi by using the vi command within ex. Is there a > way to go back to the ex session (and not just singular commands using ":") Simply use "Q" (shift-q) while in command mode. I use this occasionally to do multiple-line ex commands from vi. ----- Jeff Benjamin {ucbvax,hplabs}!hpfcla!benji Graphics Technology Division benji@fc.hp.com Hewlett Packard Co. Fort Collins, Colorado