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| − | + | *The default setting of vi editing program under Ubuntu contains bugs, and need to do some modifications so it can work properly. | |
| + | *Here is a quick summary of fixing hitting arrow keys adds characters in vi editor issue | ||
| − | == | + | ==Simplest method== |
1. <code>sudo apt-get install vim</code> | 1. <code>sudo apt-get install vim</code> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:59, 6 October 2021
- The default setting of vi editing program under Ubuntu contains bugs, and need to do some modifications so it can work properly.
- Here is a quick summary of fixing hitting arrow keys adds characters in vi editor issue
Simplest method
1. sudo apt-get install vim
2. Use vim instead of vi
Alternative method
1.E dit a file called vim.rc in your root folder. If it's not present create one.
vi ~/.vimrc
2. Add the following content to vim.rc. To start editing the file press i in the location where you want to start edit
set nocompatibleset backspace=2
3. Save the file via esc, then :qc.
