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		e40 on April 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A great list of command-line tips I tried "set -o vi" and every v sent me into the editor. This was on the latest cygwin.

jlebar on April 15, 2012 [–]

Well, you must have been command mode. Try pressing "i".

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