Re: vi

[Vadim Vygonets <vadik@cs.huji.ac.il>]

On 14 Apr 1997, Kai Grossjohann wrote:

> >>>>> Craig Sanders writes:
> 
> vi:
> 
> Craig> 1G                  # move to start of file
> Craig> /192.168.1          # search for 192.168.1
> Craig> 5cw192.168.200<ESC> # change 5 'words' to 192.168.2
> Craig> n                   # find next
> Craig> .                   # repeat change
> Craig> n                   # find next
> Craig> .                   # repeat change
> Craig> n                   # find next
> Craig> .                   # repeat change
> Craig> :x                  # save andexit
> 
> emacs:
> 
> M-<                     ; go to beginning of file
> C-x (                   ; start recording kbd macro
> C-s 129.168.1 RET       ; search for 192.168.1
> M-b M-b M-b             ; go back three words
> M-d M-d M-d             ; delete three words
> 129.168.200             ; insert new string
> C-x )                   ; end kbd macro
> C-x e                   ; repeat
> C-x e                   ; repeat
> C-x e                   ; repeat
> 
> Nothing to do with "modeless".

vi: 37 keystrokes
emacs: 40 keystrokes (if we count C-x or M-x as one; vi diesn't have
all this C- and M- stuff).

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