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Vim is the original escape room (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That would imply that there is a way out with out using the power reset button...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

hx --tutor

Does vim have this?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Yes.

vimtutor

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

https://turnoff.us/geek/escape-room/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

What about vi?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Impossible

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

My favorite!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What about ed? Or TECO?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Nah, ikea is the original escape room.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

That's Sweden

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

SCP-3008

[–] [email protected] 64 points 8 months ago (2 children)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yes but have you tried quitting vim's "easy mode"?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

I need this as a poster on my wall

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

:q! Before you save any other nonsense

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I see you haven't used ed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I don't get why the meme is about vim instead of ed. https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've been using Linux as a desktop for over a decade and have never heard of ed before. I'm assuming that its general lack of popularity is why no one talks about it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

ed is much older than Linux. I'm surprised you haven't at least heard of it. I found about about it though the old AT&T Unix tapes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I think escaping ed is easier than vi, although using it is completely different.