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minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe first time I used VI I typed a few characters, then hit backspace to delete some characters. Backspace doesn’t delete characters. I closed VI and never opened it again.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAnd you weren’t curious about how it worked? Not at all?
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoA million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYou need to type i first to enter insert mode.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agohttps://lemmy.world/comment/13282877
minus-squarehakunawazo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use…
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoCarpenter’s axe to the utility line outside my house
The first time I used VI I typed a few characters, then hit backspace to delete some characters. Backspace doesn’t delete characters. I closed VI and never opened it again.
And you weren’t curious about how it worked? Not at all?
A million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.
You need to type
ifirst to enter insert mode.Now I can’t exit HELPPP
^C^Chttps://lemmy.world/comment/13282877
Yeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use…
But how did you close it?
Carpenter’s axe to the utility line outside my house