How do you insert literal control chars in vim on Mac?

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How do you insert literal control characters in vi on Mac?



For example what is the Mac equivalent of



Unix ^V^M
Windows ^Q^M (in vim)



to insert a r into a substitution string?




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    How do you insert literal control characters in vi on Mac?



    For example what is the Mac equivalent of



    Unix ^V^M
    Windows ^Q^M (in vim)



    to insert a r into a substitution string?




    macos command-line open-source vi




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      How do you insert literal control characters in vi on Mac?



      For example what is the Mac equivalent of



      Unix ^V^M
      Windows ^Q^M (in vim)



      to insert a r into a substitution string?




      macos command-line open-source vi




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      How do you insert literal control characters in vi on Mac?



      For example what is the Mac equivalent of



      Unix ^V^M
      Windows ^Q^M (in vim)



      to insert a r into a substitution string?





      macos command-line open-source vi





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          It's the same like in Unix/Linux:



          ^V^M


          But, if you want to use the character in a substitution string, then you should write it like it is, r, e.g.



          :%s/blabla/r/





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          • Thank you. The trick for others who are trying to de-Windows their brains, is to use the actual ^ (control) key not the command key that you think is the mac version of the control key (because it usually is) and to use the actual M key for ^M not the Enter key that works equally well in vim on Windows.
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          It's the same like in Unix/Linux:



          ^V^M


          But, if you want to use the character in a substitution string, then you should write it like it is, r, e.g.



          :%s/blabla/r/





          share|improve this answer






















          • Thank you. The trick for others who are trying to de-Windows their brains, is to use the actual ^ (control) key not the command key that you think is the mac version of the control key (because it usually is) and to use the actual M key for ^M not the Enter key that works equally well in vim on Windows.
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          It's the same like in Unix/Linux:



          ^V^M


          But, if you want to use the character in a substitution string, then you should write it like it is, r, e.g.



          :%s/blabla/r/





          share|improve this answer






















          • Thank you. The trick for others who are trying to de-Windows their brains, is to use the actual ^ (control) key not the command key that you think is the mac version of the control key (because it usually is) and to use the actual M key for ^M not the Enter key that works equally well in vim on Windows.
            – user3557732
            Sep 2 at 11:47













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          It's the same like in Unix/Linux:



          ^V^M


          But, if you want to use the character in a substitution string, then you should write it like it is, r, e.g.



          :%s/blabla/r/





          share|improve this answer














          It's the same like in Unix/Linux:



          ^V^M


          But, if you want to use the character in a substitution string, then you should write it like it is, r, e.g.



          :%s/blabla/r/






          share|improve this answer














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          • Thank you. The trick for others who are trying to de-Windows their brains, is to use the actual ^ (control) key not the command key that you think is the mac version of the control key (because it usually is) and to use the actual M key for ^M not the Enter key that works equally well in vim on Windows.
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          • Thank you. The trick for others who are trying to de-Windows their brains, is to use the actual ^ (control) key not the command key that you think is the mac version of the control key (because it usually is) and to use the actual M key for ^M not the Enter key that works equally well in vim on Windows.
            – user3557732
            Sep 2 at 11:47
















          Thank you. The trick for others who are trying to de-Windows their brains, is to use the actual ^ (control) key not the command key that you think is the mac version of the control key (because it usually is) and to use the actual M key for ^M not the Enter key that works equally well in vim on Windows.
          – user3557732
          Sep 2 at 11:47





          Thank you. The trick for others who are trying to de-Windows their brains, is to use the actual ^ (control) key not the command key that you think is the mac version of the control key (because it usually is) and to use the actual M key for ^M not the Enter key that works equally well in vim on Windows.
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