Chris Frederick <cdf123 at cdf123.net>  wrote:
> I know you can edit files like this in vi, but can screen do the same thing?

No.  Not to the best of my knowledge, anyway.  You could use emacs in
this manner, but not screen.
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Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net>           http://www.wookimus.net/
           assert(expired(knowledge)); /* core dump */