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From:
Walter Alejandro Iglesias <wai@roquesor.com>
Subject:
Re: Another vi(1) paste improvement (Rationale)
To:
obsd@mulh.net
Cc:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Thu, 4 Sep 2025 08:56:51 +0200

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On Thu, Sep 04, 2025 at 08:43:07AM +0200, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 03, 2025 at 12:22:46AM -0400, obsd@mulh.net wrote:
> > After you yanked severl lines with for example  3yy
> > paste multiple copies with  pPPPP  (or p4P if you need five copies)
> > The lines pasted should be how you want  123 123 123 123 123
> > 
> > 
> 
> That's just the way you found to dodge the issue.

Let me add (I shouldn't since I have explained this).  Currently the
command 'P' doesn't suffer the issue, just 'p'. ;-)


-- 
Walter