Re: Help w/ vi command mode

From: Charlie Gibbs (cgibbs_at_kltpzyxm.invalid)
Date: 03/26/04 

Date: 26 Mar 04 13:54:57 -0800

In article <PQ09c.1979$Dv2.300@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>
zzzzzz@xxx.yyy (Alan Connor) writes:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
xyzzy

Nothing happens.

>:wq
>
>will write and close the file.

For some reason lost in the mists of time, I fell into the habit
of using :x - it's one less keystroke and seems to work just fine.
I've heard that this is an old "ex"ism. Is there any reason I
shouldn't be doing it? 

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