Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:20:53 +0000 From: Roger Marsh <roger.marsh@btinternet.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Problem using vi in freebsd-update from 13.2 to 14.0 Message-ID: <20231215152053.74cf9bf1@opendev.home>
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Hi, When doing the merges presented by freebsd-update I have somehow got into 'ex input mode' and hitting <Escape> repeatedly does not get me back to command mode. I had already done a couple of merges apparently successfully (including the <:a> command and <escape>), /etc/group and /etc/master.passwd, and am merging /etc/ntpd.conf. I do not use the vi editor often, and have a session showing 'man vi' which I look at before doing every command. My route to where I am is: ssh <box to be upgraded> # from an OpenBSD box if that matters. su freebsd-update -r 14.0-RELEASE upgrade # watch things happen till prompted to do manual merges. Then in the vi (?) session type :a to which the response is: Entering ex input mode I found the page 'jakeworth.com/exit-vim-ex-mode/' which does not give me a get-out but does suggest entering 'ex input mode' by accident is possible. So, how do I get out of 'ex input mode' in my case? Or can I just kill the session running freebsd-update and restart freebsd-update assuming it will pick from where it had got to? Roger
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