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kps • yesterday at 6:33 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Maybe when `:!` works the way vi does and POSIX says it must.

Just kidding, that will never happen.

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flexagoon • yesterday at 7:13 PM

vi compatibility is explicitly a non-goal for neovim

https://neovim.io/charter/

markrian • yesterday at 6:49 PM

What are referring to, out of interest? Does this apply just to nvim, or vim as well?

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nixpulvis • today at 3:10 AM

Preach! I tried to point this out in the Neovim discord once and was basically told to pound sand. Very frustrating.

My initial issue: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/35258 The interactive issue: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/1496

I really just want a, do the old thing setting. It was simpler and worked better.