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Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watcgl!mimperre
From: mimperre@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Marco Imperatore)
Subject: Re: VI macro problem inserting pipe
Message-ID: <1990Sep14.002751.18436@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Keywords: vi macro pipe-symbol help!
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <1543@hslrswi.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 00:27:51 GMT
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In article <1543@hslrswi.UUCP> barr@merak.hasler.uucp () writes:
>Hi people,
>	I have a problem with vi in SunOs UNIX 4.0.3.  I'm attempting to
>	include the pipe symbol in a macro, but I can't stop vi
>	interpreting the pipe, instead of just taking it as a simple
>	character.  A trivial example is:
>			map # r|
>	(the simplest one to prove the point).  All I want to do is to
>	change the text to | but vi complains to me.  I've tried quotes,
>	backslash, swearing at the machine... all to no avail.
>
>	Can anybody please put me out of my misery and help me out?

Well, I'm not running on the same system as you but I hope the following
suggestion works anyways.  Here is it:

  map # r<control-v><control-v>|

Hope it works out!  Cheers.

-- 
Marco Imperatore
Computer Graphics Lab, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
uucp: mimperre@watcgl
-- 
Marco Imperatore
Computer Graphics Lab, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
uucp: mimperre@watcgl
