> Assuming ~user/foo exists and is a valid textfile, readable by the one that
> trys to include it. Now start vi then ":r ~user/foo", you will get:
> 
> Error: ^[[H^[[2J/home/user/foo: No such file or directory.
> 
> If you try ":r /home/user/foo" the file gets included like expected.

it works for me.

note that if you use special characters in file names, like '~', it
will invoke your shell to expand them, and _that_ may be causing you a
problem, in some way.


chris