[ale] Off the wall vi question

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

tom sawyer wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I was just wondering, is it possible to have a *sh
> script call vi and then execute commands inside of vi?
>  Or, is it possible to load a file in vi that
> automatically runs commands/aliases/etc?

You want to use either sed or ed with a HERE doc.  ed with a HERE doc is 
likely to be a better solution as you edit a single file in place, where 
as sed is going to require input and output files, whereas the HERE doc 
will edit the file in place.

> 
> Just curious,
> Thanks,
> Tom
> 
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Until later, Geoffrey

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