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<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="VI-OPENING-FILES" name="VI-OPENING-FILES">16.3 Opening
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<p><tt class="COMMAND">vi</tt> allows you to open files from command mode as well as
specifying a file on the command line to open. To open the file <tt
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<p>If you have made changes to the current buffer without saving, <tt
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<p>If you want to reopen the current file, you can do so simply by typing <b
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<p>The new file is displayed on the top half of the screen, and the old file is displayed
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screen, and many of these commands start to resemble something out of <tt
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for your vi clone. Note that many clones do not support the split-screen idea, so you
might not be able to use it at all.</p>
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