On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 16:43 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > > Inside vi editor when I am in command mode > > > > For Example : If I want to know the hostname or pwd command How do i > > execute > > inside the Vi Editor while editing a file in command mode > > Type... > > :!pwd or any other shell command Or, if you would like the output of that command inserted into your text, use :r !pwd or any other command. Oddly, that space before the ! is important. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
