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The best remap in my vimrc:

" Map jk to ESC in insert mode

inoremap jk <esc>

Once you've finished what you wanted to insert just hit jk. The combination never occurs in the English language and is right on the home row :)



That's fun. Does it type the j, then delete it when you press k?


Yes it does. I do the same thing but with jj.


It doesn’t type it into a buffer, iirc. I removed that from my config because it annoyed me that when I press j alone it only appears in a buffer after a delay.


yes, until you find yourself typing jk into word docs or other evil office software every time you finish a thoughtjk.




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