Robert - It appears you have pressed the letter "q" somewhere during your vi sessoin during command mode. The very next letter you press following "q" will be the name of the buffer and you'll see "recording" at the bottom of the screen. If you press "q" again it stops recording. There's also a sequence to "playback" what you've recorded. -Damian "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." bobbya <bobbya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: linux-discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 11/20/01 10:24 AM Please respond to linux-discussion To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: Subject: [Linux-Discussion] question Hello, Sometimes when I am in "vi" editing, I see at the bottom of the screen a message, "recording". Does anyone know what it means? Robert A.