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> ctrl v doesn't work (nano/pico) OT, this is a big reason why I encourage people to learn vi/vim. It doesn't rely on ctrl, and can be used in environments th
by balls187 11y ago
> ctrl v doesn't work (nano/pico)
OT, this is a big reason why I encourage people to learn vi/vim.
It doesn't rely on ctrl, and can be used in environments that do weird mappings to control characters. Anything you can do with ctrl, can be done with regular keys and commands.
- hbogert 11y agoSo if the environment is broken, or at least subpar when it comes to functionality, you "fix" the application?
- balls187 11y agoI cut my engineering teeth having to work on a lot of disparate systems run by the US DOD: VAX, True64, PC Linux, SGI. Having a single dependable text editor that worked across all of them consistently was important. Those environments were neither "subpar", nor were they "broken."