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open

[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 telnet connections).


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