Using vim there are multiple answers to get to previous and next buffers/files. On an older machine we have an older vi. The old :version command says 3.10. :next works to get to the next buffer. How do I get to a previous file?
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Have you tried `:bprevious`? – Alexander Dec 30 '15 at 18:31
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In vim `:prev` worked great but not in vi 3.10. My fingers have been vim trained. The buffer commands didn't work at all with this old version of vi. – Grant Bowman Dec 30 '15 at 18:39
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Do you get any help with `:help previous`. – Dan Dec 30 '15 at 18:41
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vi 3.10 for `:help` shows `ex: 0602-025 help is not a recognized command.` I'll look at the vim help on another machine. – Grant Bowman Dec 30 '15 at 18:43
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Oh boy. hey there's a [stackexchange site](http://vi.stackexchange.com/) dedicated to Vim an Vi. You might find some vi whisperers over there. – Dan Dec 30 '15 at 18:46
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good suggestion, thanks @dan08 – Grant Bowman Dec 30 '15 at 18:58
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I've finally found it. I felt a little embarrassed and frustrated as this is a relatively simple thing to do. Along the way I found these excellent vi command references from washington.edu, jeffw.com and O'Reilly author kostis.net that included the old command I needed:
:rewind
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