Open the DESTINATION file in vi and move the cursor to the line where you desire the source file to be inserted. :r /path/to/file/name.txt <cr> Will "read" in that file to the current file. :b! Brian D. McGrew { brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx } -- > This is a test. This is only a test! Had this been an actual emergency, you would have been told to cancel this test and seek professional assistance! -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kaushal Shriyan Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 6:58 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Nahant) Discussion List Subject: vi editor Hi ALL How do i select the entire contents of the file using vi to copy and then paste it to the other file For example vi copy --- > select the entire contents on one machine vi paste ---> paste it on the second machine Thanks Kaushal -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list