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Fixing hitting arrow keys adds characters in vi editor issue
Simpliest 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 nocompatible
set backspace=2
3. Save the file via esc, then :qc.
