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| Chapter 30 vi Tips and Tricks |

## 30.12 Saving Part of a File

While editing, you will sometimes want to save just part of your file as a separate, new file. For example, you might have entered formatting codes and text that you want to use as a header for several files.

You can combine ex line addressing (33.3) with the write command, `w`, to save part of a file. For example, if you are in the file practice and want to save part of practice as the file newfile, you could enter:

`:230,$w` `newfile`

  Saves from line 230 to end-of-file in newfile.

`:.,600w` `newfile`

  Saves from the current line to line 600 in newfile.

[After newfile has been created, you'll need `w!` instead of `w`. -JP ]

- LL from O'Reilly & Associates' Learning the vi Editor, Chapter 5

30.11 Keep Your Original File, Write to a New File |  | 30.13 Appending to an Existing File