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From:	"Robinow, David" <drobinow AT dayton DOT adroit DOT com>
To:	"'Robert Mark Bram'" <relaxedrob AT optushome DOT com DOT au>,
	Cygwin
	<cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: vi
Date:	Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:37:23 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Mark Bram [mailto:relaxedrob AT optushome DOT com DOT au]
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 9:22 AM
> To: Cygwin
> Subject: vi
> 
> 
> Howdy all!
> 
> I am still a great fan of my gui text editor, Ultraedit, but 
> I am trying to
> get to know vi so I can truly compare them.
> 
> I found this about copy in vi's help system:
> 
> :[range]co[py] {address}                                *:co* *:copy*
>                         Copy the lines given by [range] to 
> below the line
>                         given by {address}.
> 
> Does the address refer to a line number here? Is there a way turn line
> numbers on?
> 
> Does vi allow for a simple copy/cut and paste?
> 
> I read the section for wrap too - so I can turn wrapping on 
> and off easily,
> but it didn't make sense to me. How do I turn this option on and off?

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