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Questions about the history of Vi. DO NOT use this for command history.

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What are the advantages of using colon for commands instead of semicolon?

Vi very successfully minimises finger travel and speed with command mode. Swapping ; and : seems to save a lot of extra shift keystrokes for commands which are used more freqently than repititions of …