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Posted by Abbey Jackson
Abbey Jackson
1,660 Points

Difficulty adding a tag message on Mac.

I am stuck at the end of the video, finishing the hotfix. I type the command and the window opens as it does in the video however if I try to type the cursor just moves to another line and does not type anything. It is opening in VIM. I had problems on a previous video also when VIM was used. Is there any way to change the default editor that is being opened? And/or can someone tell me how to enter the tag message given that nothing is showing up when I type and the cursor is just moving down a line...?

2 Answers

Li Mbo
Li Mbo
5,096 Points
Li Mbo
Li Mbo
5,096 Points

I had the same issue with VIM since I am just a starter, here is how you go around it: If you cannot type anything it means you are not in the insert mode, to access it just press "i". To save when finishing, press ESC, followed by :wq wq stands for write and quit. You can also change the default text editor for that operation, and use nano instead which is much more simpler, but learning VIM is also worth it since it has more features, so it might be worth the struggle depending on your needs. This is only my opinion, as I am forcing myself to go with VIM.

Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
11,194 Points
Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
11,194 Points

just use a pc.

Abbey Jackson
Abbey Jackson
1,660 Points

That's kind of an ignorant reply, don't you think? Mac is required for school (this course is part of the prep work for my school).

Li Mbo
Li Mbo
5,096 Points
Li Mbo
Li Mbo
5,096 Points

Well, choosing a pc over a linux/mac for web development is the worst decision you can make. Go back to the first video when he spoke about the POSIX family, most servers are run under linux too.