Acbosgd.2258 net.bugs.4bsd utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!cbosg!cbosgd!mark Sat Apr 24 10:38:41 1982 Re: vi "ab" command bug This is not a bug. Typing something on the bottom line is considered input mode. It's useful for substitute commands and searches, not to mention ! commands. You probably should pick an abbrevation that's not one letter long, since that's kind of dangerous anyway. Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.