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+1  Q: 

Yank lines from one file in vi ( not vim ) to another?

I'm used to VIM and usually I split screen with and open another file, yank the text into the second one. However I'm dealing with a legacy server which only has vi, how could I either open multiple files with it if it doesn't support split views or copy text from one file to another ( 2 separate vim instances I guess ).

I don't think this server has 'screen' enabled and I have limited access so I can't just go installing things.

+5  A: 

open one file in Vi, yank text, then use

:e another_file

to open another file, and paste.

Yossarian  2009-09-21 16:15:00
wow, how silly of me. I got too used to split view that I just forgot about everything else.. soo obvious.. thank you :)
meder  2009-09-21 16:16:02

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