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