[lug] command line editing in vi

[Holshouser, David]

I believe, when you are on the command line in vi mode, that it uses
command/insert modes automagically in different situations.

Just after you have finished a command, you are in command mode.
If you are in insert mode, the arrow keys are read as input, otherwise they
work as expected.

in all forms of vi, my advice is

when in doubt, hit escape (maybe even a couple of times).

That will make sure you are in command mode, which will let arrow keys work.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dhruva Reddy [mailto:sledgehammer2010 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 9:35 AM
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: Re: [lug] command line editing in vi
> 
> 
> I never could figure out how to get vi to do this, or
> why it sometimes does and sometimes doesn't.
> 
> I don't know how well versed you are in vi, but 'k'
> moves up one line and 'j' moves down one line (you of
> course need to go into command mode first by hitting
> esc)
> 
> --- Hugh Brown <hugh at vecna.com> wrote:
> > I am using vim on rh 7.1.  When I go to the command
> > line mode and type an
> > up arrow to try and go to the previous command, I
> > get <Up> instead of the
> > previous command.
> > 
> > Anyone know what gives or what I need to change?
> > 
> > Hugh
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