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vi does not beep when switching to command mode.

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stf92
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vi does not beep when switching to command mode.

#1 Post by stf92 »

Hi: when switching from insert to command mode vi used to beep the loudspeaker (bell char, 0x07). The loudspeaker in my machine works fine. However it is muted all the editing session through. This is Debian 9. There is one thing. If I issued 'vi --version' I get VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0. Somehow vi seems to be linked to vim. In fact

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semoi@debian:/almacen/soft$ whereis vi
vi: /usr/bin/vi /usr/share/man/man1/vi.1.gz
semoi@debian:/almacen/soft$ ls -l /usr/bin/vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 30 14:52 /usr/bin/vi -> /etc/alternatives/vi
semoi@debian:/almacen/soft$ ls -l /etc/alternatives/vi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Jun  2 16:52 /etc/alternatives/vi -> /usr/bin/vim.basic
semoi@debian:/almacen/soft$ 
How do you explain this?


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debiman
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Re: vi does not beep when switching to command mode.

#3 Post by debiman »

does anything beep in your terminal???

stf92
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Re: vi does not beep when switching to command mode.

#4 Post by stf92 »

Well, when I plug the battery cord into the jack the speaker beeps (or when I unplug it, don't remember well).

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debiman
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Re: vi does not beep when switching to command mode.

#5 Post by debiman »

stf92 wrote:Well, when I plug the battery cord into the jack the speaker beeps (or when I unplug it, don't remember well).
interesting.
i'm sure it has nothing to do with your terminal/shell/vi.

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