Matt Joiner
Reputation: 118490
Abort keystroke sequence?
When using Vim I sometimes find myself midway through entering a key combination and change my mind or realise it's incorrect (I'm still learning).
For example I may have typed d, 4 and be about to press d in order to delete 4 lines and realise this is not what I want to do. How can I abort the current sequence of keystrokes?
Upvotes: 11
Views: 3224
Answers (3)
Greg Sexton
Reputation: 9279
I prefer CTRL+[ over escape at all times, including aborting the current command. It's quicker and easier to type, particularly if you remap caps lock to ctrl.
Upvotes: 2
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