Ever wonder why vi uses hjkl for movement
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Ever wonder why vi uses hjkl for movement?
It's not arbitrary—it's hardware history. The ADM-3A terminal had arrows printed directly on those keys.
ESC was also where Tab is now. Vi wasn't designed for ergonomics, it was designed for the keyboard that existed.
http://www.slackware.com/~r1w1s1/nvi.html#_curiosities
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