I'm not using arch atm, but I remember I had the exactly same problem using neovim on the tty. After some experiments, I've found that the cause was the changing of the shape of the cursor.
So, try ``` vim -u NONE foo.txt ``` to see if the problem remains. On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 08:44:11PM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote: > All, > > After vim update to 8.0.0987-1, creating a new file with 'vim somefile.txt' > results in the following stray characters at the top of the file: > > $q q > ~ > > Can someone confirm? > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- No computers were harmed in the making of this email, only free (as in freedom) software was used
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