I think the parent was a bit tongue-in-cheek. It's in reference to the keyboard layout vi was developed with and the fact many vi users are obsessed with keepin

I think the parent was a bit tongue-in-cheek. It's in reference to the keyboard layout vi was developed with and the fact many vi users are obsessed with keeping their fingers on/near the home row (much like, "a /real/ vi user doesn't use the mouse"). Ctrl-[ is an equivalent to ESC on American English keyboards. https://dave.cheney.net/2017/08/21/the-here-is-key https://dave.cheney.net/2017/08/21/the-here-is-key https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Avoid_the_escape_key#Avoiding_the_Esc_key https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Avoid_the_escape_key#Avoiding_th...