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switch on vi mode for bash and stuff using gnu-readline
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In the .inputrc add set editing-mode vi (for bash and other stuff using gnu readline) ... or in the .bashrc add set -o vi (if you want to use it in bash only)

Source (with lots of good nuggets): http://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/vi-mode-in-bash/

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or in zsh: https://dougblack.io/words/zsh-vi-mode.html

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