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 ex-mode for Atom's vim-mode
 
-**I now only rarely use Atom and am looking for a new maintainer for this project. Please chime in [here](https://github.com/lloeki/ex-mode/issues/116).**
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 ## Use
 
 Install both [vim-mode](https://github.com/atom/vim-mode) and ex-mode. Type `:` in command mode. Enter `w` or `write`.