[olug] Unix Tip: SHELL OUTPUT INTO VI

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			Unix Tip 2010 - July  3, 2003

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SHELL OUTPUT INTO VI

In VI editor you can get 
the output of any shell 
command command inserted 
into the file you are 
editing by using:

:r!<command>

For example: 

:r!who -r 

inserts the ouput of the 
command "who -r" to the 
file currently being 
edited.

This can be effectively used 
to copy the contents of a 
file to the file currently 
being edited  

ie, 

:r!cat /etc/passwd 

inserts all the contents of 
the the /etc/passwd to the 
file currently being edited.



This tip supported by: Prem Kumar S <sprem at wipro.co.in>


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