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@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ Vim has seven BASIC modes:
*Normal* *Normal-mode* *command-mode*
Normal mode In Normal mode you can enter all the normal editor
commands. If you start the editor you are in this
- mode (unless you have set the 'insertmode' option,
- see below). This is also known as command mode.
+ mode. This is also known as command mode.
Visual mode This is like Normal mode, but the movement commands
extend a highlighted area. When a non-movement
@@ -551,8 +550,6 @@ Ex :vi -- -- -- -- --
*6 Go from Select mode to Insert mode by typing a printable character. The
selection is deleted and the character is inserted.
-If the 'insertmode' option is on, editing a file will start in Insert mode.
-
*CTRL-\_CTRL-N* *i_CTRL-\_CTRL-N* *c_CTRL-\_CTRL-N* *v_CTRL-\_CTRL-N*
Additionally the command CTRL-\ CTRL-N or <C-\><C-N> can be used to go to
Normal mode from any other mode. This can be used to make sure Vim is in
@@ -561,10 +558,7 @@ work in Ex mode. When used after a command that takes an argument, such as
|f| or |m|, the timeout set with 'ttimeoutlen' applies.
*CTRL-\_CTRL-G* *i_CTRL-\_CTRL-G* *c_CTRL-\_CTRL-G* *v_CTRL-\_CTRL-G*
-The command CTRL-\ CTRL-G or <C-\><C-G> can be used to go to Insert mode when
-'insertmode' is set. Otherwise it goes to Normal mode. This can be used to
-make sure Vim is in the mode indicated by 'insertmode', without knowing in
-what mode Vim currently is.
+CTRL-\ CTRL-G works the same as |CTRL-\_CTRL-N| for backward compatibility.
*gQ* *mode-Ex* *Ex-mode* *Ex* *EX* *E501*
gQ Switch to Ex mode. This is like typing ":" commands