> >	pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is open mode?
> 
> "open mode" is a naive, tty-only based vi mode where all the keys
> work normally, but there's only one active line.  It's usable on
> ttys without any way to move vertically up.  It's very cool - and
> not available yet in nvi.
	oh.  hmmm... is that what the current man page refers to as
"Enter open mode"?  If so, what would the "/pattern/" do?  

eric
(Is there some easy to get to place that documents how open mode acts/works?)