This didn't seem to be a burning topic. Still, setting bs=2 appears to fix the version of vim shipped with RH 6/6.1 so that you can backup over autoindents. You can set it in a local vimrc or in the global file in /usr/share/vim/vimrc. --- Alan D. Mead / Research Scientist / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Institute for Personality and Ability Testing 1801 Woodfield Dr / Savoy IL 61874 USA 217-352-4739 (v) / 217-352-9674 (f) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.