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<H2><A NAME=SECTION005128000000000000000>3.12.8 Editing another file</A></H2>
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To edit another file, use the <tt>:e</tt> command. For example,
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to stop editing <tt>test</tt>, and edit the file <tt>foo</tt> instead, use
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the command
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<P><TT> <IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="img234.gif"> <P></TT>
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If you use <tt>:e</tt> without saving the file first, you'll get the error
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which simply means that <tt>vi</tt> doesn't want to edit another file until
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you save the first one. At this point, you can use <tt>:w</tt> to save the
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original file, and then use <tt>:e</tt>, or you can use the command
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<P><TT> <IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="img236.gif"> <P></TT>
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The ``<tt>!</tt>'' tells <tt>vi</tt> that you really mean it---edit the new file
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without saving changes to the first.
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