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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Vim prank: alias vim='vim -y' (learnbyexample.github.io)

submitted 8 months ago by learnbyexample to c/[email protected]

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Did you know that Vim has an Easy mode? It's the hardest mode for those already familiar with Vim 🙃

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What does the flag do?

[–] learnbyexample 23 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

As per the manual, "Mappings are set up to work like most click-and-type editors" - which is best suited with GUI Vim.

While Vim doesn't make sense to use without the modes, there are plugins like https://github.com/tombh/novim-mode!

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