On a similar note, if you have the modelines option set for vi (in
EXINIT or .exrc), the first and last 5 lines of the file can be executed
as vi or ex commands. Try the following for some fun:
echo "vi: :!ls -lR ~ :" >tmp.file
EXINIT="set ml" vi tmp.file
and wistfully watch all those files fly by. See ex(1) for details.
Casper Boden-Cummins.
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>From: Daniel Lynes[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 19 August 1996 18:54
>To: Debian Users
>Cc: The recipient's address is unknown.
>Subject: Re: [Fwd: Virus Alert]
>
>On Sat, 17 Aug 1996 05:47:04 +0300, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
>
>>However, stupid people can also write mail user programs that automatically
>>run a program that comes in e-mail. Even more stupid people use such
>
>UltiMail/2 Lite for OS/2 (comes with the Internet Access Kit) has such
>a feature. However, the program is not automatically run. You need to
>double click on it to run it.
>
>>GNU Emacs had a similar feature (certain magic lines in a file could
>>run any Emacs commands automatically when the file was loaded -- and
>>Emacs commands are powerful indeed).
>
>GNU Emacs for OS/2 still has this feature. Very, very dangerous.
>
>
