Another Chapter in the vi vs. emacs War

[Rick Bowers]

At Monday 2/4/2008 07:15 PM, you wrote:
>On Feb 4, 2008 10:19 AM, Rick Bowers <rwbowers at gmail.com> wrote:
> > At Monday 2/4/2008 08:54 AM, you wrote:
> > >On Feb 4, 2008 1:46 AM,  <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:
> > > > http://xkcd.com/378/
> > > >
> > > > The nice thing about Linux is that I can (and do) use both.
> > >
> > >I haven't yet grown that required third hand to properly use emacs
> > >(eight-hundred megs and constantly swapping), so I stick to vi
> > >(nvi|vim).
> > >
> > >But I do like the chaos editor (aka butterfly).
> > >
> > >Ciao,
> > >
> > >David A. Bandel
> > >--
> >
> > I've used both VI and EMACS for many years. I mostly use VI these
> > days, but still haven't figured out if/how VI does macros. In EMACS,
> > it's Meta-( <a bunch of commands> Meta-)
> > Then I can Meta-X or ESC<numeric value>Meta-X (or is that
> > Meta-<numeric value>) ?
> >
> > Anyone know the VI equivalent?
> >
>
>In normal mode (key Esc to enter normal mode: may take more than one!):
>   key 'q' <-- start macro definition
>   key <register> <-- a register to store the macro in, try 'a'
>   key <what you want to repeat>
>   key 'Esc q' <-- Esc to enter normal mode; 'q' to end the macro
>
>To run the macro:
>   @<register> <-- example: @a
>
>In normal mode:
>   key ':help q'

Thanks.  Can I assume "key" means "type the following"? Or does it 
mean something else?

~Rick


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