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minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down5·18 days 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-up1·18 days agoAnd you weren’t curious about how it worked? Not at all?
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·18 days agoA million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.
minus-squarehakunawazo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·18 days agoYeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use…
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 days agoYou need to type i first to enter insert mode.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agohttps://lemmy.world/comment/13282877
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 days agoCarpenter’s axe to the utility line outside my house
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days agoAs a long-time vim enjoyer, I like your gusto. Imagine if you could apply regexes to that carpenter’s axe. (Also, what sort? Do you have one of those awesome Gransfors Bruks ones?)
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.
Yeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use…
You need to type
ifirst to enter insert mode.Now I can’t exit HELPPP
^C^Chttps://lemmy.world/comment/13282877
But how did you close it?
Carpenter’s axe to the utility line outside my house
As a long-time vim enjoyer, I like your gusto. Imagine if you could apply regexes to that carpenter’s axe.
(Also, what sort? Do you have one of those awesome Gransfors Bruks ones?)