[geeks] Glad I don't live in Texas!

[Kurt Mosiejczuk]

On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, alex j avriette wrote:

> >> esc-:-s/^/#/6

> > I'm fairly familiar with vi syntax, but what does the '-' mean
> > before the 's'?  I'm familiar with '%', '.', '1,9' etc., but

> the minus means "pick up your finger" :)

> the trailing six means use the previous substitution six times. vim
> gives me wood.

Does that work under vanilla vi?

--Kurt