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pillbug88 on Dec 12, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Vim: revisited

"vim has two main modes, normal mode ... and the insert mode"

i stopped reading here because i knew what was coming next. the omen was fulfilled by the next line:

"in insert mode, now you type text as your normally would. Pressing <Esc> exits back to normal mode."

its command mode vs insert mode. any vi user should know that.. it's the very first thing vi bludgeons you with.

obtu on Dec 12, 2011 | [–]

:help command-mode goes to the same place as :help normal-mode. I'd rather call it normal mode, because that isn't easily confused with the command-line mode.

scott_s on Dec 12, 2011 | | [–]

It also emphasizes that inserting text is rare. You will spend more time not inserting new text, but navigating the file.

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