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Ctrl+W in vi[m] to erase to whitespace
I want to mimic the functionality of bash readline in vim. Is there an easy way to do that?
Currently in vim Ctrl+W "cuts" from cursor back to special char or whitespace.
ie. In bash Ctrl+W "cuts" ...
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Advantages of using set -o vi
I have seen many developers using this command to set the option to vi. I never understood the real use of this?
When using bash commands, what help does switching to vi provide?