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Copilot can't exit vim
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Every computer has a built-in "exit vim" button, conveniently located on the chassis, usually next to the power cord. Flick it to 0, then back to 1, and you'll find vim has been successfully exited. :)
What if my PC boots straight into Vim? It's not like I need anything else, can do everything in Vim
Jokes aside, vim as PID 1 is just a bad idea.
Emacs on the other hand: https://github.com/emacs-os/el-init
That's a great idea from GitHub user el-sloppo and Claude.
Did you read the retrospective.md
AI;DR
Then you obviously didn't read it.
Yes. That's literally what I said.
If they couldn't be bothered to write it, I see no reason I should be bothered to read it.
To be fair, I’ve seen this done a long time before LLM slopped everything, but I think they ran emacs as PID2 in that variation.
Anyway, good luck doing it in vimscript.
That settles it. Emacs is better than Vim
I bet this comment actually pissed off some people. Lol
https://raymii.org/s/blog/Vim_as_PID_1_Boot_to_Vim.html
Oh it's like Zombo?
Zombo.com
As discovered by plyth, you can't do anything anymore. There are limits
Seeing you reply made me click the link, where is my beloved! At least the new owners want to keep it Zombo.
Not anymore.
crap
Can vim be pid-1? No? emacs can B)
https://raymii.org/s/blog/Vim_as_PID_1_Boot_to_Vim.html
mmmkay.
You simply need to set up a MCP server which controls the smart plug and give the AI access to it.
I don't even know what a MCP server is and I feel like I've somewhat dodged a bullet there. Ignorance is bliss. :)