On 10/9/05, nikhil purwant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi people > > well i should go through the documentation > you'd think and also you'd think i am taking the > shortcut by asking you people instead of taking any > efforts but please can anybody tell me how to copy > paste in VI editor ( single line and also multiple > lines )
In the command mode (toggle using Escape key), use 'yy' (ignore quotes) to yank (copy) the line. To copy say 5 lines, '5yy' . 'p' to paste. http://www.collaborium.org/onsite/venezuela/docs/linux/linux_guides/vi/ Salil -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
