# HG changeset patch # User Steve Losh # Date 1335274205 -3600 # Node ID 11b6950a211e7da99479f746eb373e71a4e71568 # Parent f1a0e62bbfbf54806124b7880887411af5dfccb0 Reword a bit to hint at a later chapter. diff -r f1a0e62bbfbf -r 11b6950a211e chapters/16.markdown --- a/chapters/16.markdown Tue Apr 24 14:29:57 2012 +0100 +++ b/chapters/16.markdown Tue Apr 24 14:30:05 2012 +0100 @@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ ------ The `:normal` command takes a set of characters and performs whatever action -they would do if they were typed in normal mode. Run this command: +they would do if they were typed in normal mode. We'll go into greater detail +in a later chapter, but we've seen it a few times already so it's time to at +least get a taste. Run this command: :::vim :normal gg @@ -60,13 +62,8 @@ Vim will indent the current line. -In our mapping we're using a version of `:normal` with a `!` at the end. This -version will *not* take any existing mappings into account, whereas plain -`:normal` will use them. - -In effect, `:normal!` is to `:normal` as `nnoremap` is to `nmap`. You should -*always* prefer `:normal!` for the same reasons you should always use -`nnoremap`, which we discussed in an earlier chapter. +For now, don't worry about the `!` after `normal` in our mapping. We'll talk +about that later. Execute -------