Why is vim starting in delete mode?

Question

As stated in the question, my vim starts out in delete mode. If I open a file and hit j to start navigating, that\'ll delete the first line.

I\'ve isol

Answer 1

If you run this command in terminal:

$ vim file.txt -c 'nnoremap <silent> <esc> :noh'

It'll show this at the bottom:

:noh[>1;3201;0c

vim enters change-mode somehow.

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You can change <esc> to <F5>(or other keys). If you use gvim, there's no problem. It's caused by terminal special key escaping.