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[–] debil@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a sane editor just press b.

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is Ctrl + ⬅️ for typing 'b' then?

[–] debil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No (although you can easily create such a key mapping if so inclined). To type b character one must first enter the so called Insert mode. Depending on where exactly you wish to type the character, you can enter the Insert mode by typing for example i, a, I, A, o or O.

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

It wasn't a serious question 🙂

Sounds like you're talking about good old vi or vim.