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minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 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-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoYou need to type i first to enter insert mode.
minus-squarehakunawazo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoYeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use…
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoAnd you weren’t curious about how it worked? Not at all?
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoA million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.
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.
You need to type
ifirst to enter insert mode.Now I can’t exit HELPPP
^C^CYeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use…
But how did you close it?
And you weren’t curious about how it worked? Not at all?
A million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.