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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.
Yeah yeah, brag about being able to close VI the first time of use...
But how did you close it?
Carpenter's axe to the utility line outside my house
As a long-time vim enjoyer, I like your gusto. Imagine if you could apply regexes to that carpenter's axe.
(Also, what sort? Do you have one of those awesome Gransfors Bruks ones?)
Seriously, can't delete characters. Can close vim. Something doesn't add up.
Emacs has a better solution for closing. It's not meant to be closed.
You need to type
ifirst to enter insert mode.Now I can't exit HELPPP
^C^C
And you weren't curious about how it worked? Not at all?
A million better alternatives exist. I was curious about them.