Re: [arch-general] Vim update - Stray chars on file-new

I'm not using arch atm, but I remember I had the exactly same problem using neovim on the tty. After some experiments, I've found that the cause was the changing of the shape of the cursor. So, try ``` vim -u NONE foo.txt ``` to see if the problem remains. On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 08:44:11PM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:

All,

After vim update to 8.0.0987-1, creating a new file with 'vim somefile.txt' results in the following stray characters at the top of the file:

$q q ~

Can someone confirm?

-- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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