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Re:Why I teach vim by pampa on Sunday November 15, 2020 @03:48AM (#25099433)
I suffer every time a linux distro has nano as the default editor. Cant save a file, cant exit, have to read the two bottom rows and figure out those alien shortcuts. yuck
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Re:Why I teach vim by lazyant on Monday November 16, 2020 @09:50AM (#25112296)
Those alien "shortcuts" are Emacs bindings, the same as in a Bash shell, or a Cisco router etc.
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Re:Why I teach vim by pampa on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:15PM (#25115031)
I did use emacs before i switched to vim 15 years ago. My memory is hazy, but i am pretty sure Ctrl-O to save a file and Ctrl-X to exit are not emacs bindings. I was as confused with nano when i used emacs as i am now.
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Re:Why I teach vim by lazyant on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:32PM (#25119372)
yes, some bindings may be different for meta-control like you are pointing out (the editing ones are Emacs)
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