On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 04:38:45PM +0200, Xianwen Chen wrote:
> Ted Unangst wrote:
> >I think the easiest option is to install vim and use that.
> I was going for that option. I asked the question on the list
> anyway. I thought I might have missed something.
> >In general, our policy is to only document features that exist.
> >The list of features that don't exist would be a neverending list. If
> >you are reading something other than official openbsd documentation,
> >it's your responsibility to verify that it's correct.
> I agree with you. The manual shall only display implemented
> functions. So there isn't a way to edit multiple documents with only
> one vi instance. This is a deal breaker for my day-to-day use of
> text editor. I need to yank between documents.
>
> Trying to figure vi out on OpenBSD has been though.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Xianwen
Not true. Named buffers are saved between file switches.
e.g. "aY followed by :efile and "ap will paste a line from the first file.
-Otto
