Re: [SLUG] Advice on coding in VI ?

[Martin <marty@xxxxxxxxxx>]

$author = "Grant Parnell" ;
> 
> Manually doing a change to a bunch of files.
> ===========================================
> vi *.h<CR>
> /boguscode<CR>
> cwgoodcode<ESC>:wn<CR>ncwgoodcode<ESC>:wn...

actually, save yourself a bit of typing and use the '.' shortcut

vi *.h<CR>
/boguscode<CR>
cwgoodcode<ESC>:wn<CR>n.<ESC>:wn

> You know how confusing this is using Pico in pine for email documenting vi 
> commands.. I keep going to use vi commands in pico.

so switch to something **cough** mutt **cough** that can use vi...  ;)
 
marty

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