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From: james@parody.tecc.co.uk (James Raynard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Which editor matches parenthesis?
Date: 12 Dec 1995 00:56:18 -0000
Organization: A FreeBSD box
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Message-ID: <4aijvi$1p0@parody.tecc.co.uk>
References: <4aflht$a80_001@marktwain.com>
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In article <4aflht$a80_001@marktwain.com>,
Support <support@marktwain.com> wrote:
>Is there an editor, preferably for X, that matches (), {},etc.?

Yes, vi and emacs both support this, though I doubt vi is what you
have in mind by "an editor for X" 8-)

In vi, use the '%' key in command mode; in emacs, consult C-h m to
find the correct command for the mode you're in.

James
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