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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Carpenter's axe to the utility line outside my house

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

Yeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You need to type i first to enter insert mode.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And you weren't curious about how it worked? Not at all?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

A million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.