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Hmm seems like such a stupid question but I want to type a ':' chacter into the contents of a file without escaping to normal mode in vi/vim. How do ...
  1. 01-08-2010 #1
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    Colon in Vi/Vim

    Hmm seems like such a stupid question but I want to type a ':' chacter into the contents of a file without escaping to normal mode in vi/vim.

    How do I do this?
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    Sorry me being stupid. Ignore this please...
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    Quote Originally Posted by the4thamigo_uk View Post
    Sorry me being stupid. Ignore this please...

    Welcome to VIM..You'll be making a lot of those mistakes until you get used to the editor..I've used it for a while and still get caught making some...
    Make mine Arch Linux
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    Press i to go into insert mode. Insert indicated below.
    If there is no insert indication then enhanced your vim or config vimrc.
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