I've been a (n)vim user for 20+ years now, but I hate vi-mode in the shell. However if I feel that I need to do a complex command, I just do ctrl-x+e to open up in neovim (with EDITOR=nvim set). I find it a good middle ground.

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void-star 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It’s strange. I have heard this from lots of others too. I think I am an anomaly here. I can’t live without shell vi mode

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lenkite an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Same - shell vi mode is critical for intensive terminal sessions.

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fp64 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You're not alone, I heavily rely on vi mode and often struggle if I'm on someone else's machine and can't use it. I always wonder how you're supposed to work without it but I never dare to ask

	▲	Linux-Fan 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		`set -o vi` is quickly typed in anger...

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busfahrer 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm the same and in my opinion this is the best of both worlds. Taking the time to learn some of the regular (emacs-style) shortcuts is one of the best investments I've ever done. Even just CTRL+Y and the likes.

edit: And of course, CTRL+R, the best time saver of all

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xtiansimon 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Huh. I don’t use vi-mode for more than jumping to the beginning or end of a line, which I like a lot.

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wbrd 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'm a vim user but in the shell I use Ctrl-a and Ctrl-e to get to the beginning and end. If I need more editing I use Ctrl-x Ctrl-e to hop into vim.

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void-star 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It really shines for navigating history. <esc>/ searches history the same way as the editor search function

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umanwizard 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

C-a and C-e are your friend.

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irishcoffee 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You mean, like the “home” and “end” buttons?

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		Yeah but those are so far away, i have to hunt for them every time
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helterskelter 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I used to hate it because I'd sometimes change modes without realizing it, but I began to appreciate it a lot more when I added a mode indicator -- a red 'N' on the rightmost side of the input line.

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sudonem 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Agree.

I WANT to love it - and if I was only ever working on one, or a small number of systems that I was the only one working on I’d probably do it. I’m ALL about customizing my environment.

However ssh into various servers through the day (some of which are totally ephemeral), and having to code switch my brain back and forth between vim mode and emacs mode in the shell would just slow me down and be infuriating each time I connect to a new box.