If you run vi/vim in screen, when you press a cursor in insert mode, you get a new line + a character, which is a pain.
How can I configure vim to move around instead?
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on what platform(s)? I run connections to solaris via screen on my linux boxes, and have never seen this :)– warrenMar 3, 2010 at 19:33
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ubuntu/debian usually– Tim AbellMar 4, 2010 at 9:40
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Put the following in you ~/.exrc file
map! ^[OA ^[ka
map! ^[OB ^[ja
map! ^[OD ^[i
map! ^[OC ^[la
Note: ^[ is the “ctrl-v Esc” key presses. Copy and paste will not work.
Start vi with
vim
instead of
vi
as vim isn't affected by this issue!
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It could be an ubuntu/debian thing I suppose, maybe the config is different. I'd forgotten about this problem! Apr 16, 2012 at 9:51
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Vim isn't affected by this on Ubuntu 18.04, so the question now would be 'How do you turn off all the annoyingly garish colors in vim' or better 'How to avoid using vim by allowing cursor functionality in vi'– HektorAug 14, 2020 at 23:45
Arrow keys are nice, but you should try to get used to using "hjkl" to move around in vi. This always works, so you won't need to worry about changing the config file on every system where you have this problem.
"Get used to "hjkl"" : the best answer. Saving yet another customisation to keep track of.
