On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 01:24:27AM -0600, Rob VanFleet wrote: > :map! longhash 60i#o > > The above creates a macro that prints 60 "#" characters when you type > the word 'longhash'. The is Control-v,Esc to simulate going into Actually, 'simulate' was a poor choice of word on my part. It *does* go into command mode. That might be obvious, but I thought I would clarify. Rob