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minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 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-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYou need to type i first to enter insert mode.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoAnd you weren’t curious about how it worked? Not at all?
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoA million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoCarpenter’s axe to the utility line outside my house
minus-squarehakunawazo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use…
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^CAnd you weren’t curious about how it worked? Not at all?
A million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.
But how did you close it?
Carpenter’s axe to the utility line outside my house
Yeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use…