linda.s Sent April 08, 2006 8:17 PM
  
  > In the command mode, i typed :vim filename and got the error
  > message:
  >          not an edit command
  > why i can not use :vim to open the file?

  The error message tells you why -- :vim is not an edit command

  What does :help :vim bring up?

  Why do you think :vim filename should allow you to edit a file?

  Doing :help :edit and reading lots of paras shows a several ways
  to edit a file.

  --Suresh

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