Improvements over Vi

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2 Improvements over Vi

Some common problems with Vi and Ex have been solved in Viper. This includes better implementation of existing commands, new commands, and the facilities provided by Emacs.

Basics: Basic Viper differences, Multi-file effects.
Undo and Backups: Multiple undo, auto-save, backups and changes
History: History for Ex and Vi commands.
Macros and Registers: Keyboard Macros (extended ".") @reg execution.
Completion: Filename and Command Completion for Ex.
Improved Search: Incremental Search and Buffer Content Search.
Abbreviation Facilities: Normal Abbrevs, Templates, and Dynamic Abbrevs.
Movement and Markers: Screen Editor movements, viewing textmarkers.
New Commands: Commands that do not exist in Vi.
Useful Packages: A Sampling of some Emacs packages, and things you should know about.