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vi(1) Reference Manual Chapter 7
- Abbreviations
A feature similar to macros in input mode is word
abbreviation. This allows you to type a short word and have it
expanded into a longer word or words. The commands are
:abbreviate and :unabbreviate (:ab and :una) and have the same
syntax as :map. For example:
:ab eecs Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
causes the word `eecs' to always be changed into the phrase
`Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences'. Word abbreviation
is different from macros in that only whole words are affected. If
`eecs' were typed as part of a larger word, it would be left alone.
Also, the partial word is echoed as it is typed. There is no need
for an abbreviation to be a single keystroke, as it should be with
a macro.
The editor
has a number of short commands which abbreviate longer commands
which we have introduced here. You can find these commands easily
on the quick reference card. They often save a bit of typing and
you can learn them as convenient.
- this page is maintained by John Urban.
- Created: 19960701
- Last modified: 19960705