On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 11:32 AM Klemens Nanni <k...@openbsd.org> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 02, 2019 at 05:20:19PM +0200, Theo Buehler wrote: > > Yes, ^L is printed in vi insert mode. The text you quoted is about vi > > command mode which does indeed redraw the current line on ^L. I agree > > with jca, no need for a change there. > I'm confused. Without jca's diff, I did the following: > > xterm -e /bin/sh > $ set -o vi > $ ^L^L # literal escape, nothing happens > > $ set -o emacs > $ true^L # redraws the line > $ true > > So where does ^L redraw the current line on ^L for you?
$ set -o vi $ true^[^L #redraws the line $ true vi uses the escape or ^[ character to go into command mode from insert mode
