Linux vi arrow keys broken in insert mode

Question

My arrow keys don\'t work in vi in insert mode at home, they just each insert a newline and a capital letter, like \'A\'. Is there a way to fix that?

Answer 1

vi does not support arrow keys in insert mode. Use vim. Although your vi may just be a link to vim, it may be configured to behave like the "original" vi and thus disables the arrow keys. Just invoke vim directly.