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Old 03-03-2009
character count of my document?
In Vi, how do I get a character count of my document?

Also, in: ls -l
I see the number 435, is that in bytes?
ThanksSmilie
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Old 03-03-2009
You could try wc -m and wc -c. 1 character = 1 byte?
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Old 03-03-2009
"vifile" 10L, 435C 10,1 All
I'm assuming thats 435 characters.
~40 chars/line x 10 lines...
10 73 435 vifile
Thanks!Smilie
 
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