Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-10 Thread 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use
On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 09:03, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > > > At one point, I noticed that the size of this file was growing > abnormally. Then, I realised that the entries were in duplicate or > triplicate copies, that is, as if I had copied the whole file and then > pasted it twice onto itself. > >

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-05 Thread Tim Chase
On 2020-02-05 08:38, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote: > the command works in both vim and nvi. The remap only in vim. I'll > try to find a way of making it work in nvi, but this would be off > topic. Ah, good point. The "" notation is a vim thing. You can either use some other key such as

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-05 Thread 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use
On Wed, 5 Feb 2020 at 08:38, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 14:10, Christian Brabandt wrote: > > > > > > On Di, 04 Feb 2020, Tim Chase wrote: > > > > > On 2020-02-04 14:43, Christian Brabandt wrote: > > > > On Di, 04 Feb 2020, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote: > > > > > 1) dd

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-05 Thread 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use
On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 14:10, Christian Brabandt wrote: > > > On Di, 04 Feb 2020, Tim Chase wrote: > > > On 2020-02-04 14:43, Christian Brabandt wrote: > > > On Di, 04 Feb 2020, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote: > > > > 1) dd > > > > 2) [shift] + g > > > > 3) p > > > > > > :1t$ > > > > That

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-05 Thread 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use
On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 13:27, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > The following mapping will move the first line from top to bottom of > the file (at least in Vim in 'nocompatible' mode, I'm not sure about > vi (or 'compatible' Vim) and nvi): > > :map :1d$put > > ( rather than | to avoid interpreting the

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-04 Thread Tim Chase
On 2020-02-04 09:03, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote: > I have a file (man-pages.txt) where I have a list of man pages that > I need to expand, for example: > > man 8 tcpdump > man 1 login > man 8 sysctl > man 8 adduser > man 5 adduser.conf > man 8 rmuser > man 8 useradd > man 8 userdel While

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-04 Thread Christian Brabandt
On Di, 04 Feb 2020, Tim Chase wrote: > On 2020-02-04 14:43, Christian Brabandt wrote: > > On Di, 04 Feb 2020, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote: > > > 1) dd > > > 2) [shift] + g > > > 3) p > > > > :1t$ > > That copies where Ottavio's command sequence moves, so he'd want > > :1m$ > Oh, yes

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-04 Thread Tim Chase
On 2020-02-04 14:43, Christian Brabandt wrote: > On Di, 04 Feb 2020, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote: > > 1) dd > > 2) [shift] + g > > 3) p > > :1t$ That copies where Ottavio's command sequence moves, so he'd want :1m$ :-) -tim -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use"

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-04 Thread Tim Chase
On 2020-02-04 14:27, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > The following mapping will move the first line from top to bottom of > the file (at least in Vim in 'nocompatible' mode, I'm not sure about > vi (or 'compatible' Vim) and nvi): > > :map :1d$put Or more simply :map :1m$ Should work in vi, vim,

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-04 Thread Christian Brabandt
On Di, 04 Feb 2020, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote: > Hi, > > Maybe this is off-topic but I hope you guys can help, as there's no > specific maling list for classic vi/nvi. > > On my system (Linux/amd64 Debian 4.9.189) I have: > > - vim (vim 8.1) > - vi (aliased to vim) > - nvi

Re: Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-04 Thread Tony Mechelynck
On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 10:04 AM 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote: > > Hi, > > Maybe this is off-topic but I hope you guys can help, as there's no > specific maling list for classic vi/nvi. > > On my system (Linux/amd64 Debian 4.9.189) I have: > > - vim (vim 8.1) > - vi (aliased to vim) > - nvi

Triplicate text after mix-matching vim and nvi

2020-02-04 Thread 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use
Hi, Maybe this is off-topic but I hope you guys can help, as there's no specific maling list for classic vi/nvi. On my system (Linux/amd64 Debian 4.9.189) I have: - vim (vim 8.1) - vi (aliased to vim) - nvi (nvi-1.81.6nb5 ) For self-educational purposes, I've been trying to teach myself to use