R help - Nov 2024 - Using vi syntax in command line editing.

I have recently acquired a new laptop.  (My old one was giving me
ominous messages on boot-up, about possible hard drive problems.)

I want to get everything running "just as it was" on the old laptop
(So
that I can stay in my comfort zone).  In particular, I would like to
do command line editing with vi syntax, which is what I am used to.

I cannot for the life of me remember how I told R to use vi syntax on
my old laptop.  I am sure it was very simple.  A web search led me to
advice that this had to be do be done by installing some "plugins"
(???), but I am certain that stuff like that was not necessary.

Can anyone refesh my aging memory?  Thanks.

cheers,

Rolf Turner

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Maybe

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6235034/vi-keybindings-for-r-command-line-like-in-bash

  ?? (tl;dr "set editing-mode vi" or "set keymap vi" in
.inputrc ... )


On 11/25/24 20:09, Rolf Turner wrote:
> 
> 
> I have recently acquired a new laptop.  (My old one was giving me
> ominous messages on boot-up, about possible hard drive problems.)
> 
> I want to get everything running "just as it was" on the old
laptop (So
> that I can stay in my comfort zone).  In particular, I would like to
> do command line editing with vi syntax, which is what I am used to.
> 
> I cannot for the life of me remember how I told R to use vi syntax on
> my old laptop.  I am sure it was very simple.  A web search led me to
> advice that this had to be do be done by installing some
"plugins"
> (???), but I am certain that stuff like that was not necessary.
> 
> Can anyone refesh my aging memory?  Thanks.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Rolf Turner
> 
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