pzl@hjuxa.UUCP (01/13/87)
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 | ----------------------------------------------------------