Name
open
Synopsis
[address
] o [/pattern
/]
Enter
vi’s open mode at the lines specified by
address
or at the lines matching
pattern
. Enter and exit open mode with Q.
Open mode lets you use the regular vi commands, but only one line at
a time. May be useful on slow dial-up lines.
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