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Copilot can't exit vim (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by heuristic_lemur@lemmy.ml to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@programming.dev 36 points 2 weeks ago

Why :wq doesnt work?

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 75 points 2 weeks ago

If it’s a read only file it won’t work, but it might be in insert mode and can’t escape.

It should have tried :q!

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think it might not be vim.

[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Why?

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's started something on a terminal. It is assuming it's vim, but it's not operating like vim. I'm questioning it's assumption. If it had fired up nano, for example, sending vim key sequences isn't going to work. Seeing as it seems to be doing stuff with git too, it may not have started this editor explicitly. It will be using whatever git is configured to use.