How to decrypt a file encrypted by vi?

From: matt farnsworth (mattf64@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 19:45:55 EST

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I normally exit vi with :x
I accidentially exited with :X

I have tried various key combinations with vi -x .profile, but with no
sucess; and my last backup is too old.
How can I automate the crack process?

I know that the the crypto key contains one or more of the following
characters
0x27 q
where 0x27 is [Esc] or \e or ^]
and zero or more of the following
: x Q X ^g

But I don't know the order or frequency.
Yes, vi encrypts using the escape key, and the number of Esc changes the
decrypt result.

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