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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Edit Multiple Files in VI Post 41444 by criglerj on Monday 6th of October 2003 12:16:27 PM
Old 10-06-2003
When yanking, put the lines you want to copy into a named buffer, then edit the other file. E.g.,
Code:
$ vi foo1
"a3yy
:e foo2
3G
"ap
:wq

Use your favorite variation on "y" and "p" commands.
 

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LEARN ABOUT CENTOS

crm_shadow

PACEMAKER(8)						  System Administration Utilities					      PACEMAKER(8)

NAME

       Pacemaker - Part of the Pacemaker cluster resource manager

SYNOPSIS

       crm_shadow (query|command) [modifiers]

DESCRIPTION

       crm_shadow - Perform configuration changes in a sandbox before updating the live cluster.

       Sets  up an environment in which configuration tools (cibadmin, crm_resource, etc) work offline instead of against a live cluster, allowing
       changes to be previewed and tested for side-effects.

OPTIONS

       -?, --help
	      This text

       -$, --version
	      Version information

       -V, --verbose
	      Increase debug output

   Queries:
       -w, --which
	      Indicate the active shadow copy

       -p, --display
	      Display the contents of the active shadow copy

       -E, --edit
	      Edit the contents of the active shadow copy with your favorite $EDITOR

       -d, --diff
	      Display the changes in the active shadow copy

       -F, --file
	      Display the location of the active shadow copy file

   Commands:
       -c, --create=value
	      Create the named shadow copy of the active cluster configuration

       -e, --create-empty=value
	      Create the named shadow copy with an empty cluster configuration

       -C, --commit=value
	      Upload the contents of the named shadow copy to the cluster

       -D, --delete=value
	      Delete the contents of the named shadow copy

       -r, --reset=value
	      Recreate the named shadow copy from the active cluster configuration

       -s, --switch=value
	      (Advanced) Switch to the named shadow copy

   Additional Options:
       -f, --force
	      (Advanced) Force the action to be performed

       -b, --batch
	      (Advanced) Don't spawn a new shell

       -a, --all
	      (Advanced) Upload the entire CIB, including status, with --commit

EXAMPLES

       Create a blank shadow configuration:

	      # crm_shadow --create-empty myShadow

       Create a shadow configuration from the running cluster:

	      # crm_shadow --create myShadow

       Display the current shadow configuration:

	      # crm_shadow --display

       Discard the current shadow configuration (named myShadow):

	      # crm_shadow --delete myShadow

       Upload the current shadow configuration (named myShadow) to the running cluster:

	      # crm_shadow --commit myShadow

AUTHOR

       Written by Andrew Beekhof

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to pacemaker@oss.clusterlabs.org

Pacemaker 1.1.10-29.el7 					     June 2014							      PACEMAKER(8)
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