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Do you use vim? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 days ago by pixeldaemon@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Do you use vim as your default text editor? If you do not, have you ever been in a situation you could do nothing but use vim?

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[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 4 days ago

i mean vim is fine and all and i can get around it fine but nano superiority

# ── behaviour ────────────────────────────────────────────────  
set autoindent  
set atblanks  
set casesensitive  
set constantshow  
set cutfromcursor  
set historylog  
set indicator  
set linenumbers  
set minibar  
set mouse  
set nohelp  
set positionlog  
set smarthome  
set softwrap  
set speller "aspell -x -c"  
# set suspend  
# NOTE: Removed in nano 7.x; CTRL+Z suspend is now always enabled by default.  
# Kept here for reference in case of older nano versions.  
set tabsize 2  
set tabstospaces  
set zap  

# ── backups ────────────────────────────────────────────────  
set backup  
set backupdir "~/.cache/nano/backups/"  

# ── syntax highlighting ───────────────────────────────────────  
include "/usr/share/nano/*.nanorc"
[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago

Nano has syntax highlighting??

[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Always funny how people get surprised that nano actually does things. Its like everyone assumes it's the fiscer price of editors

[-] Harmonics041@feddit.uk 3 points 4 days ago

Nano doesn't have vim bindings though so what's the point.

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