Caleb FarukiDec 21, 2022
Ian Douglas Scott

Using #vim is easy once you learn a few basic keybindings.

h and l - move left and right
j and k - move down and up
η and λ - move backwards and forwards through time
ξ and κ - translation through additional temporal dimension (if applicable)
ᚻ, ᛄ, ᚳ and ᛚ - moving left, down, up, and right through celestial spheres
𐤄 and 𐤋 - switch deity to pantheon member to left or right
𐤉 - supplicate to chosen deity
𐤊 - challenge chosen deity (dangerous)
:q - exit

Dec 15, 2022 at 2:09amWeb
Show threadHojjat Dec 15, 2022
@ids1024 the vim plugin for vscode doesn't support most of these commands btw.
Show threadAteriathDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 @spaceraser When you accidentally ‘ᚳ’, so you have to ‘ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ ᛄ’, amIright? 😂
Show threadSam  Dec 15, 2022
@Ateriath @ids1024 maybe better to just :q!
Show threadFRANK.MCCONNELDec 15, 2022
Don't forget :q! to exit more emphatically. Might come in handy if the deity marks your buffer as modified.
Show threadBernd Petrovitsch🔴🔴🔴♂️🏳️‍🌈🇦🇹🇪🇺Dec 15, 2022
@ids1024 How my browser can't display the last eight keybinding letters ...
Show threadospalhDec 15, 2022
@ids1024
That is possibly a font issue, not a browser issue.
Try installing Phoenician and Runic fonts 😅
Show threadUlrich KiermayrDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 when in doubt :q!
Show threadmr.0ovaDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 Yup, just an average “every day” vim experience.
Show threadThomas Fricke (he/him)Dec 15, 2022

@ids1024

#vim and even #vi are bloatware.

If you can't change a file by sed, you don't deserve it 😂

Did I work to much inside #container environments?

Show thread⁂ Fish Id WardrobeDec 15, 2022
@thomasfricke @ids1024 In my day we edited files by tapping a magnet on the case of the hard drive.
Show threadGeorge William HerbertDec 15, 2022
@thomasfricke @ids1024 cat > /vmlinux
Show threadStephan NeuhausDec 15, 2022
@thomasfricke @ids1024 ed(1) is the standard editor! It says so in the BSD man pages, and BSD man pages don't lie.
Show threadIan Douglas ScottDec 15, 2022

@sten @thomasfricke

Ed, sed, and vi are all specified by POSIX, so use what you want. As long as it isn't Emacs.

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/ed.html
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/sed.html
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/vi.html

Also, if a demon tells you one thing, and a penguin tells you another, who do you trust?

ed

Show threadStephan NeuhausDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 @thomasfricke The GNU of course.
Show threadStephan NeuhausDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 @thomasfricke Also, it's daemon, not demon.
Show threadBat Master FreshJan 4, 2023

@thomasfricke @ids1024 A good start, but you haven't lived* unless you've challenged a senior deity via sed

*however briefly

Show threadJörg SeidelJul 24, 2023

@thomasfricke
sed is the version of ed for computer illiterate.
@ids1024

#vim #vi #container

Show threadBruno GirinDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 If you challenge the deity while in insert mode, can you add an explicit challenge? In other words can you do this?
ᚳ your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries
Show threadGilles MassenDec 15, 2022
@ids1024
Sounds plausible. But I don't believe that a simple :q is enough to exit vi.
Show threadOlfredDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 Nethack ftw
Show threadAriaflameDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 What does þ do?
Show threadAPT Ate My HomeworkDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 I've got the hang of most of these, but I can never remember that last one, and any time I try to experiment to find it, I accidentally open a portal to Yog-Sothoth
Show threadDr. Curiosity 💻🔬Dec 15, 2022
@ids1024 My first introduction to navigating with HJKL keys was NetHack, so this makes perfect sense to me.
Show threadBeth AndersonDec 15, 2022

@ids1024

:q! - did not mean to challenge deity, quit immediately without saving.

Show threadColGrarDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 thanks for the laugh!
Show threadOwlet of MinervaDec 15, 2022

@ids1024 StackOverflow: How to quit eternal torment in Vim?

Hi, this is my first post here. I challenged Zeus using the ᚳ command as it says in this toot [link], and now I really want to exit Vim. I’ve tried typing :q like the manual says but nothing happens. Urgently need advice as I’m chained to a rock and a freaking huge eagle is eyeing my liver.

Show threadTormod HaugenDec 15, 2022

@noctuaminervae @ids1024 Oh, to exit when you have challenged something that identifies as a *elder* god, you need to press:

<ESC><ESC><ESC>:q!<Enter>q!<Enter>

Show threadAnand   Dec 15, 2022

@tormodh @noctuaminervae @ids1024
And you can always quit this Universe by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Fn or the Multiverse with Ctrl-Alt-Del.

This is handled by the Beyonders, so even the Elder Gods shouldn't prevent you from utilizing theese keystrokes.

˙˙˙sɹǝpuoʎǝ𐐒 ǝɥʇ ǝƃuǝʃʃɐɥɔ ʇ,uop ʇsnɾ ʍoᴎ

Show threadDrahflowDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 tfw I realize I actually use the σ, Σ and ₀ keybindings daily.
Show threadCarlos Juan Martín PérezDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 that is correct, but now that one masters the interactive mode, what are the runes to actually edit text? Asking for a friend 🤪
Show threadівась тарасикDec 15, 2022

@kadejo @ids1024 when one really masters #vim, one sees finally that there are no texts in need of editing:

there are those that have been already perfected by one's predecessors, and those not worth the time.

Show threadYukari Hafner Dec 15, 2022
@ids1024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n1dtmzqnCU
Interview with a VIM Enthusiast

YouTube
Show threadberendDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 what is the shortcut for starting emacs? In case you need a text editor...
Show threadівась тарасикDec 15, 2022

@berend @ids1024 that one's actually easy…

:term emacs

but one will need to bind it to a shortcut.

p.s. «shortcuts make long delays» – j.r.r.t.

Show threadkanguruDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 @itgrrl I came across this post while looking for how to switch backwards and forwards through the different pronouns modes. I’ve got myself stuck in ze/zir and need to get back to he/him (boring cis white guy) before work tomorrow!
Show threadseeteegeeDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 I really appreciate the open mouthed tongue right emoticon to quit vim.
Show threadJohn KelldenDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 this applies to everything
Show threadSilent Joy Dec 15, 2022

@ids1024 it's so primitive.

I prefer the simplicity and intuitivety of Nano, and no learning curve.

Sadly, VI commands are ingrained in my brain from years of abuse.

I never dared play with emacs.

Show threadAndreas WielandDec 15, 2022
@ids1024
First I thought "what a boaring post" - but then I read it... 😅
Show threadCharlie StrossDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 Of course, NeoVim adds Old Enochian as a domain-specific language for demon summoning in addition to VimScript and it's own specialized voudon-oriented dialect of Lua, Loa.
Show threadDak (D. A. Keldsen)Dec 15, 2022
@cstross @ids1024 sudo that voodoo that you do so well
Show threadJaxDec 15, 2022
@d_a_keldsen @cstross @ids1024 this reminds me old joke about strong password generator and another one: "been using vim for 3y now, mostly trying to exit it"
Show threadDak (D. A. Keldsen)Dec 15, 2022
@jax @cstross @ids1024 just thing of Texas bands: ZZ top
Show threadSpaceLifeFormDec 15, 2022

@ids1024

You left out ESC.

That is where people get confused.

The number one thing that people need to learn about vi and vim (these days), is that you are either in command mode or edit mode.

They need to learn that if they get confused to use the ESC key to get back to command mode.

Then they can try :q! or :wq!

Power off can confuse them even more if they run into the recovery file.

When learning vim, make sure you understand the purpose of ESC.

Show threadPatrickDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 I guess
:q!
saved me more then once.
Show threadFlorin GrozeaDec 15, 2022

@lordkhan @ids1024 when in doubt always ESC + :q!

Maybe someone already mentioned the joke in the thread, vi is the best editor... I have never managed to get out of it.

Show threadAnand   Dec 21, 2022
@lordkhan @ids1024
:q! saved me only once... :(
I need to type
:qa!
to save me from all of the nasty modified files :)
Show threadJoBladeDec 15, 2022
@ids1024
As I have all Greek letter on my French BÉPO layout, and as a vim user, I can confirm moving through time is very useful ;)
Show threadlertsenemDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 Yeah, those are classics, but the real vim experience starts when you learn how to use macros.
Show threadDavid Eccles 🌻🇵🇸6x🩹🛡️Dec 15, 2022
@ids1024 playing Nethack is a good way to build up your #vim navigation skills, although I think vim probably has more spells to learn
Show threadHolly SchillingDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 I just wish there was some sort of -y command line option to automatically respond affirmatively when I’m asked if I’m a deity. Maybe I need to build my own extension for it.
Show threadDak (D. A. Keldsen)Dec 15, 2022
@ids1024 @TheCodeLorax sudo deify vim
Show threadShoku the MN Wolf 🏳️‍🌈Dec 15, 2022
@ids1024 I have used vim once, recently. That is why I have not used vim twice.
Show threadJohn MiddletonDec 15, 2022

@ids1024

Can confirm.

Show threadZoe DucklingDec 15, 2022
@ids1024
@MustachedSquid easy u say?
Show threadAstroDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 👍 for not mentioning Esc
Show threadAl DownunderDec 15, 2022
@ids1024 hell yeah! I've used vi for 20+ years and won't touch anything else by choice. Once you start mastering macros for editing, it becomes way more useful. Feel free to dG this comment 😁