Name

open

Synopsis

[address] o [/pattern/]

Enter open mode (vi ) at the lines specified by address, or at the lines matching pattern. Exit open mode with Q. Open mode lets you use the regular vi commands, but only one line at a time. It can be useful on slow dialup lines (or on very distant Internet ssh connections).

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